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whirling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gyration |
| Type of | rotary motion, rotation |
| Derivation | whirl |
Examples of whirling
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Just as in 1989, finding a moral compass amid a time of whirling change is hard.
From the economist.com
And so is the tiniest single-celled organism whirling about in a puddle outside.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
We saw giant blobs of dough whirling through stainless steel kneading machines.
From the ocregister.com
The whirling blades would have a reach wider than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The aerialist disappears into a whirling funnel and the girl goes in after him.
From the washingtonpost.com
Thorns scored 30 points on whirling drives to the basket and deep three-pointers.
From the usatoday.com
So instead of whirling like a dervish, this time Weiner was trying to be still.
From the npr.org
Chris Farley is three hundred whirling, crashing, sweaty pounds of pure comedy.
From the time.com
Whirling Mantis is the record he might have started out with before rerouting.
From the dispatch.com
- Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
- Twirl: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
- Cause to spin; "spin a coin"
- The shape of something rotating rapidly
- Crack: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
- Eddy: flow in a circular current, of liquids
- Spin: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- Spin: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
- Fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
