Definition of whirl

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Whirl (v. i.) To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.

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Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
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..
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..
Gurge :: Gurge (n.) A whirlpool.
Gulfy :: Gulfy (a.) Full of whirlpools or gulfs.
Gyration :: Gyration (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution..
Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..
Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Vortical :: Vortical (a.) Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion..
Gyratory :: Gyratory (a.) Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around..
Whir :: Whir (v. i.) To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top..
Typhoon :: Typhoon (n.) A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas..
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Turbinate :: Turbinate (v. i.) To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
Hurlwind :: Hurlwind (n.) A whirlwind.
Whirler :: Whirler (n.) One who, or that which, whirls..
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