whirl

(noun) confused movement. Synonyms: commotion. Examples: "He was caught up in a whirl of work." "A commotion of people fought for the exits."

(noun) the shape of something rotating rapidly. Synonyms: swirl, vortex, convolution.

(noun) a usually brief attempt. Synonyms: crack, fling, go, pass, offer. Examples: "He took a crack at it." "I gave it a whirl."

(noun) the act of rotating rapidly. Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting. Examples: "He gave the crank a spin." "It broke off after much twisting."

(verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion. Synonyms: twirl, swirl, twiddle. Example: "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind."

(verb) cause to spin. Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl. Example: "Spin a coin."

(verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids. Synonyms: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl.

(verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. Synonyms: spin, spin around, reel, gyrate. Example: "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy."

(verb) fly around. Synonyms: tumble, whirl around. Examples: "The clothes tumbled in the dryer." "Rising smoke whirled in the air."