1. whirl - noun
· confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
Synonym(s): commotion
2. whirl - noun
· the shape of something rotating rapidly
Synonym(s): swirl, vortex, convolution
Hypernym(s): round_shape
3. whirl - noun
· a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
Synonym(s): crack, fling, go, pass, offer
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
4. whirl - noun
· the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
Synonym(s): spin, twirl, twist, twisting
Hypernym(s): rotation, rotary_motion
5. whirl - verb
· turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Synonym(s): twirl, swirl, twiddle
Hypernym(s): revolve, go_around, rotate
6. whirl - verb
· cause to spin; "spin a coin"
Hypernym(s): rotate, circumvolve
7. whirl - verb
· flow in a circular current, of liquids
Synonym(s): eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
Hypernym(s): run, flow, feed, course
8. whirl - verb
· revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
Synonym(s): spin, spin_around, reel, gyrate
Hypernym(s): revolve, go_around, rotate
9. whirl - verb
· fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
Synonym(s): tumble, whirl_around
Hypernym(s): move
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