whirl

noun

  1. 1

    the act of rotating rapidly

    he gave the crank a spin

    it broke off after much twisting

  2. 2

    a usually brief attempt

    he took a crack at it

    I gave it a whirl

  3. 3

    confused movement

    he was caught up in a whirl of work

    a commotion of people fought for the exits

  4. 4

    the shape of something rotating rapidly

verb

  1. 1

    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

    The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

  2. 2

    flow in a circular current, of liquids

  3. 3

    fly around

    The clothes tumbled in the dryer

    rising smoke whirled in the air

  4. 4

    cause to spin

    spin a coin

  5. 5

    turn in a twisting or spinning motion

    The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

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