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Whirl

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Verb (used without object)

to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly
The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
to turn about or aside quickly
He whirled and faced his pursuers.
to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along
She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness
My head began to whirl.

Verb (used with object)

to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
Obsolete . to hurl.

Noun

the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.
a whirling movement; quick turn or swing.
a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin.
something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.
a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.
a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
an attempt or trial, esp. one undertaken tentatively or experimentally
Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?
Machinery . whip ( def. 26 ) .

Antonyms

noun
calm , peace
verb
straighten

Synonyms

noun
circle , circuit , circulation , circumvolution , flurry , gyration , gyre , pirouette , reel , roll , rotation , round , surge , swirl , turn , twirl , twist , wheel , whir , whirlpool , ado * , agitation , bustle , clatter , daze , dither , ferment , fluster , flutter , furor , fuss , hubbub * , hurly-burly * , hurry , merry-go-round , moil , pother , ruction , rush , series , spin , stir , storm , succession , tempest , tumult , turbulence , uproar , whirlwind , bash , crack , fling , go , pop , shot , slap , stab , try , whack * , ride , run , commotion , dervish
verb
circle , eddy , gyrate , gyre , pirouette , pivot , purl , reel , revolve , roll , rotate , swirl , swoosh , turn , turn around , twirl , twist , wheel , whir , swim , bolt , bucket , bustle , dart , dash , festinate , flash , fleet , flit , fly , haste , hasten , hurry , hustle , pelt , race , rocket , run , sail , scoot , scour , shoot , speed , sprint , tear , trot , whisk , whiz , wing , zip , zoom , attempt , commotion , crack , daze , flurry , flutter , revolution , shot , spin , stab , stir , swinge , uproar , whack

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