to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly

The merry-go-round whirled noisily.

to turn about or aside quickly

He whirled and faced his pursuers.

to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along

She whirled along the freeway in her new car.

to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness

My head began to whirl.

to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.

to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.

to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.

Obsolete . to hurl.

the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.

a whirling movement; quick turn or swing.

a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin.

something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.

a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.

a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.

a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.

an attempt or trial, esp. one undertaken tentatively or experimentally

Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?

Machinery . whip ( def. 26 ) .

noun

calm , peace

verb

straighten

noun

circle , circuit , circulation , circumvolution , flurry , gyration , gyre , pirouette , reel , roll , rotation , round , surge , swirl , turn , twirl , twist , wheel , whir , whirlpool , ado * , agitation , bustle , clatter , daze , dither , ferment , fluster , flutter , furor , fuss , hubbub * , hurly-burly * , hurry , merry-go-round , moil , pother , ruction , rush , series , spin , stir , storm , succession , tempest , tumult , turbulence , uproar , whirlwind , bash , crack , fling , go , pop , shot , slap , stab , try , whack * , ride , run , commotion , dervish

verb

circle , eddy , gyrate , gyre , pirouette , pivot , purl , reel , revolve , roll , rotate , swirl , swoosh , turn , turn around , twirl , twist , wheel , whir , swim , bolt , bucket , bustle , dart , dash , festinate , flash , fleet , flit , fly , haste , hasten , hurry , hustle , pelt , race , rocket , run , sail , scoot , scour , shoot , speed , sprint , tear , trot , whisk , whiz , wing , zip , zoom , attempt , commotion , crack , daze , flurry , flutter , revolution , shot , spin , stab , stir , swinge , uproar , whack