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Quick definitions from WordNet (whirl)
▸ noun: confused movement ("He was caught up in a whirl of work")
▸ noun: the shape of something rotating rapidly
▸ noun: the act of rotating rapidly
▸ noun: a usually brief attempt ("I gave it a whirl")
▸ verb: fly around ("Rising smoke whirled in the air")
▸ verb: cause to spin
▸ verb: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis ("The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")
▸ verb: turn in a twisting or spinning motion
▸ verb: flow in a circular current, of liquids
▸ Also see whirls
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▸ noun: confused movement ("He was caught up in a whirl of work")
▸ noun: the shape of something rotating rapidly
▸ noun: the act of rotating rapidly
▸ noun: a usually brief attempt ("I gave it a whirl")
▸ verb: fly around ("Rising smoke whirled in the air")
▸ verb: cause to spin
▸ verb: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis ("The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")
▸ verb: turn in a twisting or spinning motion
▸ verb: flow in a circular current, of liquids
▸ Also see whirls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to whirl
▸ Usage examples for whirl
▸ Idioms related to whirl (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing whirl
▸ Words that often appear near whirl
▸ Rhymes of whirl
▸ Invented words related to whirl