Associations to the word «Whirl»

WHIRL, verb. (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

WHIRL, verb. (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.

WHIRL, verb. (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.

WHIRL, verb. (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.

WHIRL, noun. An act of whirling.

WHIRL, noun. Something that whirls.

WHIRL, noun. A confused tumult.

WHIRL, noun. A rapid series of events.

WHIRL, noun. Dizziness or giddiness.

WHIRL, noun. (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.

WHIRL, noun. Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits".

WHIRL, noun. The shape of something rotating rapidly.

WHIRL, noun. A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl".

WHIRL, noun. The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting".

WHIRL, verb. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind".

WHIRL, verb. Cause to spin; "spin a coin".

WHIRL, verb. Flow in a circular current, of liquids.

WHIRL, verb. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy".

WHIRL, verb. Fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air".