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Nouns
(n)
whirl
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commotion
confused movement
“he was caught up in a whirl of work”
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“a commotion of people fought for the exits”
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(n)
whirl
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swirl
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vortex
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convolution
the shape of something rotating rapidly
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(n)
crack
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fling
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go
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pass
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whirl
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offer
a usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it”
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“I gave it a whirl”
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(n)
spin
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twirl
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twist
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twisting
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whirl
the act of rotating rapidly
“he gave the crank a spin”
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“it broke off after much twisting”
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Verbs
(v)
twirl
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swirl
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twiddle
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whirl
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
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(v)
whirl
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birl
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spin
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twirl
cause to spin
“spin a coin”
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(v)
eddy
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purl
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whirlpool
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swirl
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whirl
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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(v)
spin
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spin around
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whirl
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reel
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gyrate
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”
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(v)
whirl
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tumble
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whirl around
fly around
“The clothes tumbled in the dryer”
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“rising smoke whirled in the air”
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