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whirl (n):
the act of rotating rapidly
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he gave the crank a spin.
it broke off after much twisting

whirl (n):
a usually brief attempt
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he took a crack at it.
I gave it a whirl

whirl (n):
confused movement
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he was caught up in a whirl of work.
a commotion of people fought for the exits

whirl (n):
the shape of something rotating rapidly

whirl (v):
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
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The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

whirl (v):
flow in a circular current, of liquids

whirl (v):
fly around
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The clothes tumbled in the dryer.
rising smoke whirled in the air

whirl (v):
cause to spin
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spin a coin

whirl (v):
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
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The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

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