1. The act of rotating in a circle or spiral
   "The whirling of the dervishes is a form of moving meditation";
   - gyration

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

Sounds like: whirls, wirling, wh

Derived forms: whirlings

Type of: circumvolve, course, feed, flow, go around, go round, move, revolve, rotary motion, rotate, rotation, run

Encyclopedia: Whirling