whirling
Turning in circles
Whirling describes rapid circular or spinning motion.
Leaves whirl in the wind, dancers whirl across the floor, thoughts whirl through an anxious mind.
The word suggests continuous rotation rather than a single turn: The whirling blades of the helicopter.
A whirling dervish spins as a form of meditation—the phrase now describes anyone in frenzied activity.
Violent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
typhoon · twister · waterspout · dust devil · spiral · funnel · tempest · gyre
Blade-driven energy converter
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- flywheelRotational energy storage device
spindle · propeller · fan · motor · gear · pinwheel · turntable · lathe
Revolving around an axis
- twirlingRapid circular motion
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- gyratingRotating rapidly, spiraling
revolving · circling · turning · pivoting · coiling · whipping · reeling · careening
Violent mental agitation
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
flurry · bustle · blur · madness · turmoil · storm · upheaval · mayhem
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- unsteadinessLack of firm balance
nausea · faintness · imbalance · wooziness · reeling · swooning · equilibrium · inner ear
tornado
Violent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
hurricane · typhoon · twister · waterspout · dust devil · spiral · funnel · tempest · gyre · vortex
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
flywheel · spindle · propeller · fan · motor · gear · pinwheel · turntable · lathe · drill
spinning
Revolving around an axis
gyrating · revolving · circling · turning · pivoting · coiling · whipping · reeling · careening · pirouetting
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
commotion · flurry · bustle · blur · madness · turmoil · storm · upheaval · mayhem · bedlam
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
unsteadiness · nausea · faintness · imbalance · wooziness · reeling · swooning · equilibrium · inner ear · labyrinthitis
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- tarantellaLively Italian folk dance
flamenco · tango · salsa · ballet · spin · turn · choreography · ballroom · folk · rumba
sufi
Islamic spiritual seeker
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- meditationFocused attention practice
ecstasy · devotion · ritual · spiritual · ceremony · robe · skirt · sacred · worship · transcendence
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- lively motionsbouncing, bounding, darting, dashing, frolicking
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- movement artscontemporary dance, modern dance, ballet solo, jazz dance, interpretive dance
- spinningspin, rotate, revolve, twirl, gyrate
- Whirling DervishSpinning Sufi practitioner
- Whirling DervishesSufi practitioners who spin