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tulibong : whirl (n.)

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Glosses:
whirl
n. (event)1. commotion, whirlconfused movement.; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
~ motion, movementa natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
n. (shape)2. convolution, swirl, vortex, whirlthe shape of something rotating rapidly.
~ round shapea shape that is curved and without sharp angles.
n. (act)3. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirla usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavourearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
n. (act)4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirlthe act of rotating rapidly.; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
~ rotary motion, rotationthe act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
~ pirouette(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet).
~ birling, logrollingrotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport).
v. (motion)5. swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirlturn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
~ revolve, rotate, go aroundturn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
v. (motion)6. birl, spin, twirl, whirlcause to spin.; "spin a coin"
~ circumvolve, rotatecause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle"
v. (motion)7. eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpoolflow in a circular current, of liquids.
~ course, flow, run, feedmove along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
v. (motion)8. gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirlrevolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
~ revolve, rotate, go aroundturn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
~ whirligigwhirl or spin like a whirligig.
v. (motion)9. tumble, whirl, whirl aroundfly around.; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
~ movemove so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"