| whirl |
verb t. |
To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve., To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry., To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate., To move hastily or swiftly., A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel., Anything that moves with a whirling motion., A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached., A whorl. See Whorl. |