whirl

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Synonyms: whorl, whirr, whir, shirl, thirl, chirl, awhirl, wharl, whirs, wirl, whil

Antonyms: whorl, whirr, whir, shirl, thirl, chirl, awhirl, wharl, whirs, wirl, whil

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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.

Noun

1. An act of whirling.
   • She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
2. Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
3. A confused tumult.
4. A rapid series of events.
   • My life is one social whirl.
5. Dizziness or giddiness.
   • My mind was in a whirl.
6. A brief experiment or trial.
   • OK, let's give it a whirl.

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