Definition of whirling

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Whirling () a. & n. from Whirl, v. t..

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Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Gyral :: Gyral (a.) Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.
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..
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
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..
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..
Twirl :: Twirl (n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
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..
Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Whirl-blast :: Whirl-blast (n.) A whirling blast or wind.
Weaver :: Weaver (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
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..
Dizziness :: Dizziness (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Vortical :: Vortical (a.) Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion..
Swish :: Swirl (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl..
Gyratory :: Gyratory (a.) Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around..
Whirling :: Whirling () a. & n. from Whirl, v. t..
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..
Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
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