| noun | confused movement “he was caught up in a whirl of work” |
| noun | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| noun | a usually brief attempt “he took a crack at it” |
| noun | the act of rotating rapidly “he gave the crank a spin” |
| verb | turn in a twisting or spinning motion “The leaves swirled in the autumn wind” |
| verb | cause to spin “spin a coin” |
| verb | flow in a circular current, of liquids |
| verb | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis “The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy” |
| verb | fly around “The clothes tumbled in the dryer” |
| whirl | verb | fly around |
| swirl | verb | flow in a circular current, of liquids |
| spin | verb | cause to spin |
| twirl | verb | cause to spin |
| twist | verb | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates |
| twirl | noun | the act of rotating rapidly |
| twirler | noun | (baseball) the person who does the pitching |
| swirl | noun | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| twiddle | noun | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns |
| whirl | noun | confused movement |
| whirling | noun | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral |
| spin | noun | the act of rotating rapidly |
| spinner | noun | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game |
| eddy | noun | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself |
| whirlpool | noun | a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
| whirler | noun | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling |
| gyration | noun | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |