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confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" the shape of something rotating rapidly fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" cause to spin; "spin a coin" revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" flow in a circular current, of liquids |
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