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Whirling

🔄 Synonyms of "Whirling"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
swirlingnoun	that swirls
gyrationnoun	(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
spinningnoun	The motion of something that spins.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
swirlingnoun	that swirls
spinningnoun	The motion of something that spins.
gyrationnoun	(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
dervishesnoun	A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.
rotating	undergoing physical rotation
gyratingverb	(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
twirlingnoun	The motion of something that twirls.
vortexingnoun	The formation of a vortex.
eddyingnoun	The motion of an eddy.
spiralingnoun	Alternative form of spiralling. [Movement in a spiral.]
circlingnoun	A circular motion.
loopingnoun	Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
pirouettingnoun	The act of turning a pirouette.
wheelingnoun	The act of moving or conveying on wheels.
corkscrewingnoun	A winding, twisting motion.
churningnoun	The act by which something is churned.
orbitingnoun	(slang, neologism, Internet, social media) The act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media.
rollingnoun	Moving by turning over and over about an axis.