whirling

Definition of whirling in English English dictionary: Present participle of whirl; The action of the verb to whirl; That whirls or whirl
whirling dancers.; moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"; rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish"; from Whirl, v; the act of rotating in a circle or spiral; moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents
Whirling Dervishes: Sufis of an ascetic order whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Jelaleddin al-Rumi, sometimes called "Rumi" popularly), music, and a whirling dance. Centered in Turkey but widespread internationally
whirling dervish: a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling
whirl: An act of whirling
She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
whirl: To have a sensation of spinning or reeling
My head is whirling after all that drink.
whirl: (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial
OK, let's give it a whirl.
whirl: {n} a rapid turning or circumvolution, a wood, hook for twisting, form of a flower
whirl: {v} to turn or run round rapidly
whirl: You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all Your life is such a social whirl
whirl: A whorl
whirl: cause to spin; "spin a coin"
whirl: flow in a circular current, of liquids
whirl: {i} spin, twirl, rotation; short walk or drive, spin; turmoil; bustle, confusion; try, attempt (Informal)
whirl: To make something or someone whirl
whirl: A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached
whirl: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
whirl: the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
whirl: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" the shape of something rotating rapidly fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" cause to spin; "spin a coin
whirl: To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly
whirl: If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. Why not give acupuncture a whirl? We decided to give it a whirl
whirl: To move hastily or swiftly
whirl: A rapid series of events
whirl: 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
whirl: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
whirl: cause to spin; "spin a coin
whirl: the shape of something rotating rapidly fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
whirl: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
whirl: Dizziness or giddiness
whirl: A confused tumult
whirl: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
whirl: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
whirl: {f} spin; rotate, turn; make dizzy; become dizzy; move or travel rapidly
whirl: Something that whirls
whirl: Anything that moves with a whirling motion
whirl: To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry
whirl: A brief experiment or trial
whirl: To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate
whirl: To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve
whirl: If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round He was whirling Anne around the floor The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column. Whirl is also a noun. the barely audible whirl of wheels