whirl

nouns

confused movement

"he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

commotion, whirl

the shape of something rotating rapidly

convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl

a usually brief attempt

"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl

the act of rotating rapidly

"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl

is derived from

cause to spin

"spin a coin"

birl, spin, twirl, whirl

flow in a circular current, of liquids

eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl

is derived from

is derived from

fly around

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

tumble, whirl, whirl around