whirling

/ˈwɜːlɪŋ//ˈwɝlɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

    The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.
  2. 2

    To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.

    My head is whirling after all that drink.
  3. 3

    To make something or someone whirl.

    The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.
  4. 4

    To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.

noun

  1. 1

    The action of the verb to whirl.

adjective

  1. 1

    That whirls or whirl.

    a whirling carousel;  whirling dancers

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