Definition of whirl

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Whirl (v. i.) To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.

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Hurlbone :: Hurlbone (n.) See Whirlbone.
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Twirl :: Twirl (v. i.) To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top..
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel..
Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Whir :: Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
Vorticose :: Vorticose (a.) Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion..
Gyratory :: Gyratory (a.) Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around..
Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.
Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
Swish :: Swish (n.) A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air..
Whirlpit :: Whirlpit (n.) A whirlpool.
Whirling :: Whirling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whir.
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top..
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