Whirl
WordNet

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


(5)   Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
(6)   Flow in a circular current, of liquids
(7)   Fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
(8)   Cause to spin
"Spin a coin"
(9)   Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
WiktionaryText

Verb



  1. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
    The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.
  2. To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
    My head is whirling after all that drink.
  3. To make something or someone whirl.
    The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.

Noun



  1. An act of whirling.
    She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
  2. Something that whirls.
  3. A confused tumult.
  4. A rapid series of events
    My life is one social whirl.
  5. Dizziness or giddiness.
  6. A brief experiment or trial.
    OK, let's give it a whirl.
 
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