whirl
Dizzying circular motion
Whirl captures rapid circular motion.
Wind whirls leaves; dancers whirl across a floor; thoughts whirl through a confused mind.
A whirl is a spinning movement or a rapid succession of events: a whirl of activity, a social whirl.
To give something a whirl is to try it out: I've never played poker, but I'll give it a whirl.
Rotate rapidly, often playfully
- rotateTurn about an axis
- gyrateMove in spirals
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- spinRapid rotation around axis
revolve · pivot · spiral · turn · wheel · coil · circulate · roll
Rotating, curving movement
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- vortexRotating fluid column
- churnAgitate cream into butter
surge · foam · froth · roil · seethe · current · undertow · spiral
Dance in three-quarter time
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
swing · foxtrot · tango · partner · dip · turn · glide · sweep
Brief burst of activity
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- blurLack of sharpness
dash · hurry · race · commotion · tumult · chaos · madness · activity
Make an effort
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- woozyDizzy and confused
unsteady · reeling · swoon · stagger · head-spinning · faint · confused · blurry
twirl
Rotate rapidly, often playfully
spin · revolve · pivot · spiral · turn · wheel · coil · circulate · roll · loop
swirl
Rotating, curving movement
churn · surge · foam · froth · roil · seethe · current · undertow · spiral · funnel
waltz
Dance in three-quarter time
ballroom · swing · foxtrot · tango · partner · dip · turn · glide · sweep · sway
flurry
Brief burst of activity
blur · dash · hurry · race · commotion · tumult · chaos · madness · activity · excitement
try
Make an effort
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
woozy · unsteady · reeling · swoon · stagger · head-spinning · faint · confused · blurry · sway
- spintopspin, backspin, sidespin, clockwise, counterclockwise
- dance turnspirouette, fouette, inside turn, pivot turn, reverse turn
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- rotationrotation, spin, axis of rotation, rotational motion, angular momentum
- rotationsrotate, roll, spin, turn, twist
- give it a whirlTry something out
- whirlwind romanceIntense, brief romantic relationship
- give something a whirlAttempt something new
- giving something a whirlTesting something out
- reap the whirlwindSuffer consequences of misdeeds
- gave something a whirlAttempted something new
whirlwind, whirling, whirlpool, whir, whirled, whirls, whirly, whirligig, whirlings