WHIRL

whirl

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.
  4. A rapid series of events
    My life is one social whirl.
  5. Dizziness or giddiness.
  6. A brief experiment or trial.
    OK, let's give it a whirl.

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.
  4. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.


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