whirl

• whirl

whirl

Noun

confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

Synonyms:

• whirl
• commotion

Noun

the shape of something rotating rapidly

Synonyms:

• whirl
• swirl
• vortex
• convolution

Noun

a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

Synonyms:

• crack
• fling
• go
• pass
• whirl
• offer

Noun

the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

Synonyms:

• spin
• twirl
• twist
• twisting
• whirl

Verb

turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

Synonyms:

• twirl
• swirl
• twiddle
• whirl

Verb

cause to spin; "spin a coin"

Synonyms:

• whirl
• birl
• spin
• twirl

Verb

flow in a circular current, of liquids

Synonyms:

• eddy
• purl
• whirlpool
• swirl
• whirl

Verb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

Synonyms:

• spin
• spin around
• whirl
• reel
• gyrate

Verb

fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

Synonyms:

• whirl
• tumble
• whirl around