1. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
   "The leaves whirled in the autumn wind";
   - twirl, swirl, twiddle, twizzle
    
2. Cause to spin
   "whirl a coin";
   - birl [UK], spin, twirl
    
3. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
   "The water whirled around the rocks";
   - eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
    
4. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
   "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy";
   - spin, spin around, reel, gyrate
    
5. Move in an irregular circular pattern
   "rising smoke whirled in the air";
   - tumble, whirl around

1. Confused movement
   "he was caught up in a whirl of work";
   - commotion
    
2. The shape of something rotating rapidly
   "The cream formed a whirl on top of the coffee";
   - swirl, vortex, convolution
    
3. [informal] A usually brief attempt
   "I gave it a whirl";
   - crack, fling, go, pass, bash [Brit, informal]
    
4. The act of rotating rapidly
   "he gave the crank a whirl";
   - spin, twirl, twist

Sounds like: while, whirl

Derived forms: whirls, whirled, whirling

Type of: attempt, circumvolve, course, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], feed, flow, go around, go round, motion, move, movement, revolve, rotary motion, rotate, rotation, round shape, run, try

Encyclopedia: Whirl