Other Definitions
whirl (enc)
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Whirl| Noun | 1. | whirl - confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | | | 2. | whirl - the shape of something rotating rapidlyround shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles | | | 3. | whirl - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" | | | 4. | whirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) | | | Verb | 1. | whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" | | | 2. | whirl - cause to spin; "spin a coin" | | | 3. | whirl - flow in a circular current, of liquidscourse, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" | | | 4. | whirl - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" | | | 5. | whirl - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
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