Definitions of whirl
-
To
be
turned
round
rapidly;
to
move
round
with
velocity;
to
move
hastily.
-
To
turn,
or
cause
to
turn;
twirl;
spin;
rotate.
-
To
turn
round
rapidly;
to
cause
to
rotate
with
velocity;
to
make
to
revolve.
-
To
remove
or
carry
quickly
with,
or
as
with,
a
revolving
motion;
to
snatch;
to
harry.
-
A
turning
with
rapidity
or
velocity;
rapid
rotation
or
circumvolution;
quick
gyration;
rapid
or
confusing
motion;
as,
the
whirl
of
a
top;
the
whirl
of
a
wheel.
-
Anything
that
moves
with
a
whirling
motion.
-
A
revolving
hook
used
in
twisting,
as
the
hooked
spindle
of
a
rope
machine,
to
which
the
threads
to
be
twisted
are
attached.
-
A
whorl.
See
Whorl.
-
To
cause
to
turn
round
rapidly.
-
To
turn
round
rapidly.
-
To
be
turned
round
rapidly;
to
move
round
with
velocity;
to
revolve
or
rotate
with
great
speed;
to
gyrate.
-
To
move
hastily
or
swiftly.
-
To
turn
or
move
round
with
great
speed;
move
along
swiftly,
especially
on
wheels.
-
To
revolve
rapidly.
-
flow
in
a
circular
current,
of
liquids
-
revolve
quickly
and
repeatedly
around
one's
own
axis; "
The
dervishes
whirl
around
and
around
without
getting
dizzy"
-
fly
around,
as
of
paper
on
the
sidewalk,
or
clothes
in
a
dryer,
or
rising
smoke
in
the
wind
-
To
turn
round
rapidly;
to
turn
with
velocity;
to
hurry.
-
To
move
round
with
a
whir;
to
turn
round
rapidly.
-
A
rapid
turning
round;
rapid
rotation
or
circular
motion.
-
A
turning
with
rapidity:
anything
that
turns
with
velocity.
-
A
rapid
turning.
-
A
swift
rotating
or
revolving
motion.
-
Something
whirling.
-
Rapid
rotation;
anything
that
moves
or
is
turned
with
velocity
on
an
axis
or
centre;
a
whirl
or
whorl,
in
conch.,
a
wreath
or
single
turn
of
the
spire
of
a
univalve
shell,
such
as
that
of
the
garden
snail.
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