Whirling

verb (used without object)
1.
to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly:
The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
2.
to turn about or aside quickly:
He whirled and faced his pursuers.
3.
to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along:
She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
4.
to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness:
My head began to whirl.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
6.
to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
7.
to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
8.
Obsolete. to hurl.
noun
9.
the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.
10.
a whirling movement; quick turn or swing.
11.
a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin.
12.
something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.
13.
a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.:
a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
14.
a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
15.
an attempt or trial, especially one undertaken tentatively or experimentally:
Even if you don’t agree with my plan, won’t you give it a whirl?
16.
Machinery. whip (def 26).
verb
1.
to spin, turn, or revolve or cause to spin, turn, or revolve
2.
(intransitive) to turn around or away rapidly
3.
(intransitive) to have a spinning sensation, as from dizziness, etc
4.
to move or drive or be moved or driven at high speed
noun
5.
the act or an instance of whirling; swift rotation or a rapid whirling movement
6.
a condition of confusion or giddiness: her accident left me in a whirl
7.
a swift round, as of events, meetings, etc
8.
a tumult; stir
9.
(informal) a brief trip, dance, etc
10.
(informal) give something a whirl, to attempt or give a trial to something
see: give something a whirl