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Meaning of whirl
noun
- An act of whirling. Example: She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
- Something that whirls.
- A confused tumult.
- A rapid series of events. Example: My life is one social whirl.
- Dizziness or giddiness. Example: My mind was in a whirl.
verb
- To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. Example: The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.
- To have a sensation of spinning or reeling. Example: My head is whirling after all that drink.
- To make something or someone whirl. Example: The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.
- To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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