Whirl

/ʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/

noun

  1. An act of whirling.

    She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.

  2. Something that whirls.

  3. A confused tumult.

verb

  1. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

    The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.

  2. To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.

    My head is whirling after all that drink.

  3. To make something or someone whirl.

    The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.

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