Noun

• S: (n) whirl (whirl%1:11:00::), commotion (commotion%1:11:00::) (confused movement) "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
• S: (n) whirl (whirl%1:25:00::), swirl (swirl%1:25:00::), vortex (vortex%1:25:00::), convolution (convolution%1:25:00::) (the shape of something rotating rapidly)
• S: (n) crack (crack%1:04:01::), fling (fling%1:04:01::), go (go%1:04:01::), pass (pass%1:04:01::), whirl (whirl%1:04:00::), offer (offer%1:04:01::) (a usually brief attempt) "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
• S: (n) spin (spin%1:04:00::), twirl (twirl%1:04:00::), twist (twist%1:04:02::), twisting (twisting%1:04:01::), whirl (whirl%1:04:02::) (the act of rotating rapidly) "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

Verb

• S: (v) twirl (twirl%2:38:00::), swirl (swirl%2:38:01::), twiddle (twiddle%2:38:00::), whirl (whirl%2:38:01::) (turn in a twisting or spinning motion) "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
• S: (v) whirl (whirl%2:38:02::), birl (birl%2:38:00::), spin (spin%2:38:02::), twirl (twirl%2:38:01::) (cause to spin) "spin a coin"
• S: (v) eddy (eddy%2:38:00::), purl (purl%2:38:00::), whirlpool (whirlpool%2:38:00::), swirl (swirl%2:38:00::), whirl (whirl%2:38:00::) (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
• S: (v) spin (spin%2:38:01::), spin around (spin_around%2:38:00::), whirl (whirl%2:38:04::), reel (reel%2:38:03::), gyrate (gyrate%2:38:01::) (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis) "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
• S: (v) whirl (whirl%2:38:03::), tumble (tumble%2:38:07::), whirl around (whirl_around%2:38:00::) (fly around) "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"