Definition of whirl

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Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

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Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The huckle bone.
Tarantella :: Tarantella (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia..
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..
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
Twirl :: Twirl (v. i.) To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
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..
Weel :: Weel (n.) A whirlpool.
Whirler :: Whirler (n.) One who, or that which, whirls..
Twirl :: Twirl (v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel..
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Dizzy :: Dizzy (superl.) Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct..
Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.
Turbinate :: Turbinate (v. i.) To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses..
Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) The whirling about of a horse.
Dizziness :: Dizziness (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
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