whirl

Plural: whirls

Noun

• confused movement
  • "he was caught up in a whirl of work"
• the shape of something rotating rapidly
• a usually brief attempt
  • "I gave it a whirl"
• the act of rotating rapidly
• An act of whirling.
• Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
• A confused tumult.
• A rapid series of events.
• Dizziness or giddiness.
• (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.

Verb

Verb Forms: whirled, whirling, whirls

• To turn rapidly in a circular motion; to spin.
• turn in a twisting or spinning motion
• cause to spin
• flow in a circular current, of liquids
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  • "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
• fly around
  • "rising smoke whirled in the air"
• To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
• To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
• To make something or someone whirl.
• To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.

Examples

• His mind would often whirl with possibilities, trying to unscramble the perfect word.
• My head is whirling after all that drink.
• My life is one social whirl.
• My mind was in a whirl.
• OK, let's give it a whirl.
• She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
• The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.
• The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.

Synonyms

birl, commotion, convolution, crack, eddy, fling, go, gyrate, offer, pass, purl, reel, spin, spin around, swirl, tumble, twiddle, twirl, twist, twisting, vortex, whirl around, whirlpool, swim

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