Associations to the word «Whirling»
Adverb
Wiktionary
WHIRLING, verb. Present participle of whirl
WHIRLING, noun. The action of the verb to whirl.
WHIRLING, adjective. That whirls or whirl.
WHIRLING DERVISHES, noun. Sufis of an ascetic order whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Rumi), music, and a whirling dance. Centered in Turkey but widespread internationally.
WHIRLING DISEASE, noun. A disease of salmonid fish, caused by the myxosporean parasite Myxobolus cerebralis and characterised by awkward, corkscrew-like swimming motions.
WHIRLING TABLE, noun. An apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating physical laws and phenomena.
WHIRLING TABLE, noun. A potter's wheel.
WHIRLING TABLES, noun. Plural of whirling table
Dictionary definition
WHIRLING, noun. The act of rotating in a circle or spiral.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.