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