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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Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The patella, or kneepan..
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swings or whirls.
Twirl :: Twirl (v. i.) To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
Pirouette :: Pirouette (v. i.) To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer..
Turbinate :: Turbinate (v. i.) To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
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..
Whirlabout :: Whirlabout (n.) Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion..
Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The huckle bone.
Charybdis :: Charybdis (n.) A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.
Waterspout :: Waterspout (n.) A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land..
Vortical :: Vortical (a.) Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion..
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Turbillion :: Turbillion (n.) A whirl; a vortex.
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..
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
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..
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..
Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
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