Usually means: Spinning quickly; in active motion.
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  1. awhirl: Merriam-Webster
  2. awhirl: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. awhirl: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. awhirl: Collins English Dictionary
  5. awhirl: Wordnik
  6. awhirl: Wiktionary
  7. awhirl: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. awhirl: Dictionary.com
  9. awhirl: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. awhirl: Merriam-Webster

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▸ adjective:  Whirling.

Similar:
whirling, whirly, whirlsome, swirling, whirring, whizzing, whorly, gyratory, whirlwind, wheely, more...

Opposite:
still, motionless, inert

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Similar:
whirling, whirly, whirlsome, swirling, whirring, whizzing, whorly, gyratory, whirlwind, wheely, more...

Opposite:
still, motionless, inert



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