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1. The act of rotating in a circle or spiral
   - gyration

1. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
   "The leaves whirled in the autumn wind"
   - twirl, swirl, twiddle
    
2. Cause to spin
   "whirl a coin"
   - birl [UK], spin, twirl
    
3. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
   - eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
    
4. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
   "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
   - spin, spin around, reel, gyrate
    
5. Fly around
   "rising smoke whirled in the air"; "rising smoke whirled around in the air"
   - tumble, whirl around

Sounds like: whorling

Derived forms: whirlings

See also: whirler

Type of: circumvolve, course, feed, flow, go around, move, revolve, rotary motion, rotate, rotation, run

Encyclopedia: Whirl