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English to English noun
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confused movement |  | Example: he was caught up in a whirl of work
a commotion of people fought for the exits
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the shape of something rotating rapidly | | source: wordnet30
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a usually brief attempt | | Example: he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
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the act of rotating rapidly | | Example: he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting
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A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel. | | source: webster1913
verb
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion | | Example: The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
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cause to spin | | Example: spin a coin
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flow in a circular current, of liquids | | source: wordnet30
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | | Example: The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
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fly around | | Example: The clothes tumbled in the dryer
rising smoke whirled in the air
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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve. | | source: webster1913
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To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. | | source: webster1913
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