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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • a. & n. from whirl, v. t.
  • (Physics) A potter's wheel.

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  • verb Present participle of whirl.
  • noun The action of the verb to whirl.
  • adjective That whirls or whirl.

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  • noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

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Examples

  • He became the patron saint of the Mevlevi Sufi order, whose ceremonies incorporated music and whirling dances in special dress (from which came their common description as “whirling dervishes”).

    c. The Mongol Empire and Its Successors 2001

  • Game Management's new lure testing tank helped researchers make spectacular new advances with brown trout streamer action in whirling eddies.

    Caption Contest: Win Some Buff Headwear 2009

  • Game Management's new lure testing tank helped researchers make spectacular new advances with brown trout streamer action in whirling eddies.

    Caption Contest: Win Some Buff Headwear 2009

  • Game Management's new lure testing tank proved that brown trout absolutely hammer yellow streamers in whirling eddies.

    Caption Contest: Win Some Buff Headwear 2009

  • He had a lot to say on a number of interesting topics (ignore the fact I was asking the questions) and if this interview got your brain whirling, you should definitely check out his fiction.

    INTERVIEW: Jason Stoddard 2009

  • She smiled, too, her olive skin whirling into a bright shade of pink, like cotton candy.

    The Dancing Lady Matthew A. Hamilton 2010

  • Game Management's new lure testing tank proved that brown trout absolutely hammer yellow streamers in whirling eddies.

    Caption Contest: Win Some Buff Headwear 2009

  • With the asymmetric, twisting, flailing impetus of Petronio's signature style dialled right up, they often appear to be battling the elements: they're hurled across the stage in whirling, lop-sided turns or jagged leaps.

    Stephen Petronio Company – review Judith Mackrell 2010

  • "I call the whirling winds to cease, depart from her, from us, in peace," Liz said, putting as much force into her words as she could.

    License Invoked Asprin, Robert 2001

  • He undid a string, and in an instant a pile of gold and silver rattled down upon the cloth, the coins whirling and clinking among the dishes.

    The Stark Munro Letters 1894

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