whirl
wurl
- n confused movement
he was caught up in a whirl of work - n the shape of something rotating rapidly
- n a usually brief attempt
I gave it a whirl - n the act of rotating rapidly
- v turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- v cause to spin
- v flow in a circular current, of liquids
- v revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy - v fly around
rising smoke whirled in the air
- Even Californians, who love nothing better than a noisy, unorthodox, whirling political campaign, had to confess to a feeling of bleary-eyed dizziness.
- In a whirl of morning excitement, with papers claiming the photo offered "fresh hope" and a "new lead," the word from the McCann camp was all about patience and calm.
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