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List of meaning for whirl

to twirl or spin

whirl, commotion(noun)

confused movement

"he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution(noun)

the shape of something rotating rapidly

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer(noun)

a usually brief attempt

"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl(verb)

the act of rotating rapidly

"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl(verb)

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

whirl, birl, spin, twirl(verb)

cause to spin

"spin a coin"

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl(verb)

flow in a circular current, of liquids

spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate(verb)

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

whirl, tumble, whirl around(verb)

fly around

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point

the whirl of the mechanical ride made him dizzy

a state of mental uncertainty

so many changes at once had her all in a whirl

a state of noisy, confused activity

lost an earring in the whirl of the party

an effort to do or accomplish something

I'm pretty good at fixing things, so how about if I give it a whirl?

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly

whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis

the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace

to move in circles around an axis or center

the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled

to proceed or move quickly

cars whirling by on the highway

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

my mind whirled from all of the excitement

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