Nouns

(n)whirl, commotionconfused movement“he was caught up in a whirl of work”, “a commotion of people fought for the exits”
(n)whirl, swirl, vortex, convolutionthe shape of something rotating rapidly
(n)crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offera usually brief attempt“he took a crack at it”, “I gave it a whirl”
(n)spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirlthe act of rotating rapidly“he gave the crank a spin”, “it broke off after much twisting”

Verbs

(v)twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirlturn in a twisting or spinning motion“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
(v)whirl, birl, spin, twirlcause to spin“spin a coin”
(v)eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirlflow in a circular current, of liquids
(v)spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyraterevolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”
(v)whirl, tumble, whirl aroundfly around“The clothes tumbled in the dryer”, “rising smoke whirled in the air”