noun
Rapid rotating motion
swirl, turn, flurry, spin, gyration, reel, surge, whir; see also revolution 1.
Confusion
hurry, flutter, fluster, ferment, agitation, tempest, storm, rush, tumult, turbulence, commotion, hurly-burly, bustle, the dizzy rounds*.
verb
turn around, rotate, spin, gyrate, wheel, swirl, twirl, revolve, gyre, turn, turn upon itself.
See whirl in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To rotate rapidly:
To move or cause to move like a rapid rotary current of liquid:
To have the sensation of turning in circles:
To move swiftly:
Circular movement around a point or about an axis:
Agitated, excited movement and activity:
A trip in a motor vehicle:
A brief trial:
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