whirl

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whirl Definition

(n) confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
(n) the shape of something rotating rapidly
(n) a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
(n) the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
(v) turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
(v) cause to spin; "spin a coin"
(v) flow in a circular current, of liquids
(v) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
(v) fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

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