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Whirry :: Whirry (v. i.) To whir.

Whir :: Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..

Turbinate :: Turbinate (v. i.) To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) The whirling about of a horse.

Gurge :: Gurge (n.) A whirlpool.

Vortex :: Vortex (n.) A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy..

Turbillion :: Turbillion (n.) A whirl; a vortex.

Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..

Maelstrom :: Maelstrom (n.) A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.

Whirler :: Whirler (n.) One who, or that which, whirls..

Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up..

Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.

Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swings or whirls.

Vorticose :: Vorticose (a.) Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion..

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy..

Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle..

Whir :: Whir (v. t.) To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.

Whirlbat :: Whirlbat (n.) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers..

Euripize :: Euripize (v. t.) To whirl hither and thither.

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