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Gurge :: Gurge (n.) A whirlpool.

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

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A whorl. See Whorl.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..

Absorption :: Absorption (n.) The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger..

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

Whirling :: Whirling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whir.

Upwhirl :: Upwhirl (v. t. & i.) To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.

Waltz :: Waltz (n.) A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance..

Hurl :: Hurl (v. t.) To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance..

Gulf :: Gulf (n.) That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The huckle bone.

Gyral :: Gyral (a.) Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.

Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business..

Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..

Birr :: Birr (n.) A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel..

Whur :: Whur (v. i.) To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr..

Whirlabout :: Whirlabout (n.) Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.

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

Weel :: Weel (n.) A whirlpool.

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