whirls
Turns in circles
Whirls is the third-person singular of whirl and its plural noun form.
To whirl is to spin or rotate rapidly: The dancer whirls across the stage.
A whirl is a spinning motion or something that spins: a whirl of leaves, the whirls in her fingerprints.
To give something a whirl is to try it: I've never cooked Thai food, but I'll give it a whirl.
Rotates rapidly around
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- pirouettesOne-legged spinning turns
- waltzesTriple-time ballroom dances
- turnsRotations or chances
rotations · ballroom · ballet · salsa · flamenco · tango · partners · skirts
Rotates rapidly around
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- rotatesTurns on axis
- revolvesTurns around an axis
- gyratesRotates in spirals
pirouettes · spirals · circles · swirls · eddies · pivots · turns · wheels
Energetic noisy activity
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- rushQuick sudden movement
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
hustle · chaos · blur · daze · tumult · whirlwind · excitement · mayhem
Counter-flowing circular currents
- maelstromsPowerful swirling water currents
- vortexesSpinning fluid masses
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- rapidsTurbulent river section
swirls · undertow · whirlpools · backwash · turbulence · churning · ripples · cascades
twirls
Rotates rapidly around
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- pirouettesOne-legged spinning turns
- waltzesTriple-time ballroom dances
turns · rotations · ballroom · ballet · salsa · flamenco · tango · partners · skirts · gowns
twirls
Rotates rapidly around
gyrates · pirouettes · spirals · circles · swirls · eddies · pivots · turns · wheels · rotations
bustle
Energetic noisy activity
commotion · hustle · chaos · blur · daze · tumult · whirlwind · excitement · mayhem · madness
eddies
Counter-flowing circular currents
- maelstromsPowerful swirling water currents
- vortexesSpinning fluid masses
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
rapids · swirls · undertow · whirlpools · backwash · turbulence · churning · ripples · cascades · flow
- give it a whirlTry something out
- give something a whirlAttempt something new
- giving something a whirlTesting something out
- gave something a whirlAttempted something new
- given something a whirlAttempted something new briefly
- Whirling DervishSpinning Sufi practitioner
whirl, whirling, whirled, whirly, whirligig, whirlybird, whirler, whirlings, whirlers