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Confused movement 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 |
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A usually brief attempt He took a crack at it I gave it a whirl |
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The act of rotating rapidly He gave the crank a spin It broke off after much twisting |
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Turn in a twisting or spinning motion The leaves swirled in the autumn wind |
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Cause to spin Spin a coin |
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Flow in a circular current, of liquids |
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Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy |
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Fly around The clothes tumbled in the dryer Rising smoke whirled in the air |
| noun | commotion, movement, motion |
| noun | swirl, vortex, convolution, round shape
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| noun | crack, fling, go, pass, offer, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| noun | spin, twirl, twist, twisting, rotation, rotary motion
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| verb | twirl, swirl, twiddle, revolve, go around, rotate |
| verb | birl, spin, twirl, rotate, circumvolve |
| verb | eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, run, flow, feed, course |
| verb | spin, spin around, reel, gyrate, revolve, go around, rotate |
| verb | tumble, whirl around, move |