Unscramble whirl

Definition of whirl

noun:

• confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work", "a commotion of people fought for the exits". Synonyms: commotion.
• the shape of something rotating rapidly. Synonyms: convolution, swirl, vortex.
• a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it", "I gave it a whirl". Synonyms: crack, fling, go, offer, pass.
• the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin", "it broke off after much twisting". Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting.

verb:

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind". Synonyms: swirl, twiddle, twirl.
• cause to spin; "spin a coin". Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl.
• flow in a circular current, of liquids. Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool.
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy". Synonyms: gyrate, reel, spin, spin around.
• fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer", "rising smoke whirled in the air". Synonyms: tumble, whirl around.

Related words

birling, logrolling, pirouette, whirligig.

Words nearby

whir, whirr, whorl.

Rhymes with

birle, burl, curl, earl, girl, hurl, merl, merle, pearl, swirl, twirl, unfurl, whorl.