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