adv
Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.
v
(transitive) To cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading on it.
n
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
n
The motion of something that careens.
v
(intransitive) To move in curves.
v
To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
adj
Resembling the movement of a thrown dart: swift and abrupt
n
(rare) The act of spinning a fidget spinner.
v
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
v
(transitive) To dash or throw
v
(transitive, construction) To provide with flaunching.
n
(uncountable, aerodynamics) An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
v
(rare) To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.
n
Obsolete form of gyre. [A swirling vortex.]
v
(rare, transitive) To surpass in whirling or spinning.
v
(transitive) To cause to revolve or spin.
v
To whirl around, to wander aimlessly.
n
The wobble of a spinning body.
v
(transitive) To twirl; turn or wind around; coil.
n
The motion of something that reels.
n
(electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
n
The motion of something that rocks.
adj
Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
v
(intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
adj
Dizzy; swirling or moving as if seen in a daze.
v
To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
adj
Having swirls; swirling.
n
(by extension, figuratively) Any fast-paced, unpredictable and disorienting experience.
n
(archaic) A whirling motion or dance.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To twirl.
n
The act of spinning or whirling.
n
Alternative form of turbillion [A whirl or vortex.]
n
(UK, historical) A cumbersome kind of plough formerly used in England, especially in Kent.
v
(intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
n
Any rotating movement; a spin.
n
A device that spins around; a whirligig.
n
A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
v
(intransitive) To swirl like a hurricane.
n
The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
n
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
n
(dialectal or obsolete) A whirlpool.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To roll; revolve
n
Alternative form of whirligig [Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.]
n
Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
n
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
v
To mix using a whirlimixer
n
The action of the verb to whirl.
adv
With a whirling motion.
v
(intransitive) To spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpool.
adj
Characteristic of a whirl or whirling
n
(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
adj
Synonym of whirlwindish
adj
(informal) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
n
Alternative form of whirligig [Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.]
n
(obsolete) A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.
v
(intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
n
Alternative form of whirlbat [(archaic) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.]
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