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