whirled

Her brain whirled on and on, now dwelling at insistent length upon her misfortunes, now pursuing the most fantastic ramifications of what she considered her disgrace, and, again, going back to her childhood and wandering through endless trivial detail.

CHAPTER XIV 2010

In self-defense, my brain whirled out the scenario.

Bob, the Candy Corn Demon « Lab Kat 2006

In self-defense, my brain whirled out the scenario.

Bob, the Candy Corn Demon « Lab Kat 2005

Her brain whirled on and on, now dwelling at insistent length upon her misfortunes, now pursuing the most fantastic ramifications of what she considered her disgrace, and, again, going back to her childhood and wandering through endless trivial detail.

Chapter 14 1913

Once he missed the outstretched hands, and Norah gasped expecting to see him terribly hurt – instead of which he fell harmlessly into a big net thoughtfully spread for his reception, and rebounded like a tennis ball, kissing his hand gracefully to the audience, after which he again whirled through the air, and this time landed safely in the hands of the hanging man, who had all this while seemed just as comfortable head downwards as any other way.

A Little Bush Maid 1910

Matho had lost his shoulder-pieces, his helmet, his cuirass; he was completely naked, and more livid than the dead, with his hair quite erect, and two patches of foam at the corners of his lips, — and his sword whirled so rapidly that it formed an aureola around him.

Salammbo 2003

Call whirled around, almost going off the bluff himself.

Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995

Call whirled around, almost going off the bluff himself.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

Then, for long minutes, the heavy broadsword whirled like the vanes of a windmill as Conan struck right and left in a deadly figure-eight pattern, his point just clearing the ground with each stroke.

Conan Of The Isles De Camp, L. Sprague 1968

Once more the terrible sword whirled in the air and fell, but this time the lance was snatched to one side and the blow fell harmlessly.

Otto of the Silver Hand Howard Pyle 1882