Whirl

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NOUN

commotion

confused movement

swirl, vortex, convolution

the shape of something rotating rapidly

crack, fling, go, pass, offer

a usually brief attempt

spin, twirl, twist, twisting

the act of rotating rapidly

VERB

twirl, swirl, twiddle

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

birl, spin, twirl

cause to spin

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl

flow in a circular current, of liquids

spin, spin around, reel, gyrate

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

tumble, whirl around

fly around

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