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whirlnoun a rapid turning about on an axis or central pointthe whirl of the mechanical ride made him dizzy gyration, pirouette, reel, revolution, roll, rotation, spin, twirl, wheel circuit, circulation, ring, roundcoil, curl, curve, spiral, twist, whorlcircle, orbiteddy, swirl a state of mental uncertaintyso many changes at once had her all in a whirl bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze(chiefly dialect), muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortificationagitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upsetbother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness a state of noisy, confused activitylost an earring in the whirl of the party ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter(chiefly dialect), coil, commotion, corroboree(Australian), disturbance, do(chiefly dialect), foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha(also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry(or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle(chiefly British), moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore(Scottish), squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, williwaw, zoo cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roardisorder, unrest, upheavaleruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburstbrawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee(also mêlée), scuffledither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity(or tranquility)order, orderliness an effort to do or accomplish somethingI'm pretty good at fixing things, so how about if I give it a whirl? assay(archaic), attempt, bash(chiefly British), bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack striving, struggle, throes, undertakingtrial and error whirlverbto cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedlywhirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon agitate, churn, stir, swirl, wash beat, paddle, whip, whiskreel, shake, wheel to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axisthe figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, swivel, turn, twirl, twist, wheel screw, unscrewtwiddlecoil, crank, reel, windcirculate to move in circles around an axis or centerthe gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled gyrate, pinwheel, pirouette, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, turn, twirl, wheel coil, curl, curve, round, spiral, swirl, twine, twist, windcircle, circulate, encircle, orbit, ringpivot, swivel to proceed or move quicklycars whirling by on the highway barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb(slang), bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whisk, zip, zoom beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scufflestampede, streak, whiz(or whizz)gallop, jog, sprintaccelerate, quicken, step outcatch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtakearrow, beeline beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it crawl, creep, poke dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarryamble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, strolldecelerate, slow (down or up) to be in a confused state as if from being twirled aroundmy mind whirled from all of the excitement reel, spin, swim, turn swirl calm, collectsettle, steady in the 14th century |