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Noun
S:
(n)
whirl
,
commotion
(confused movement)
"he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
S:
(n)
whirl
,
swirl
,
vortex
,
convolution
(the shape of something rotating rapidly)
S:
(n)
crack
,
fling
,
go
,
pass
,
whirl
,
offer
(a usually brief attempt)
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
S:
(n)
spin
,
twirl
,
twist
,
twisting
,
whirl
(the act of rotating rapidly)
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
Verb
S:
(v)
twirl
,
swirl
,
twiddle
,
whirl
(turn in a twisting or spinning motion)
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
S:
(v)
whirl
,
birl
,
spin
,
twirl
(cause to spin)
"spin a coin"
S:
(v)
eddy
,
purl
,
whirlpool
,
swirl
,
whirl
(flow in a circular current, of liquids)
S:
(v)
spin
,
spin around
,
whirl
,
reel
,
gyrate
(revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
whirl
,
tumble
,
whirl around
(fly around)
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"