whirl
noun
- 1
the act of rotating rapidly
he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting
- 2
a usually brief attempt
he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
- 3
confused movement
he was caught up in a whirl of work
a commotion of people fought for the exits
- 4
the shape of something rotating rapidly
verb
- 1
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- 2
flow in a circular current, of liquids
- 3
fly around
The clothes tumbled in the dryer
rising smoke whirled in the air
- 4
cause to spin
spin a coin
- 5
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
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