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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Whirlpool :: Whirlpool (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like..
Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Whirling in the manner of a top.
Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Dizziness :: Dizziness (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Swish :: Swirl (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl..
Whirlwig :: Whirlwig (n.) A whirligig.
Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) The whirling about of a horse.
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
Whirlabout :: Whirlabout (n.) Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.
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..
Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
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..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Wabble :: Wabble (v. i.) To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; -- said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz saw wabbles..
Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The patella, or kneepan..
Pothole :: Pothole (n.) A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
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