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Results for: "whirl"

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Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (4)

1. confused movement;
- Example: "he was caught up in a whirl of work"
- Example: "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
[syn: whirl, commotion]

2. the shape of something rotating rapidly;
[syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution]

3. a usually brief attempt;
- Example: "he took a crack at it"
- Example: "I gave it a whirl"
[syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer]

4. the act of rotating rapidly;
- Example: "he gave the crank a spin"
- Example: "it broke off after much twisting"
[syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl]


VERB (5)

1. turn in a twisting or spinning motion;
- Example: "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
[syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl]

2. cause to spin;
- Example: "spin a coin"
[syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl]

3. flow in a circular current, of liquids;
[syn: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]

4. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;
- Example: "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]

5. fly around;
- Example: "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
- Example: "rising smoke whirled in the air"
[syn: whirl, tumble, whirl around]

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