Dictionary definition · whirl
noun
- confused movement"he was caught up in a whirl of work"
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- a usually brief attempt"he took a crack at it"
- the act of rotating rapidly"he gave the crank a spin"
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
- cause to spin"spin a coin"
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- fly around"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).