| whir | (noun) sound of something in rapid motion | Synonyms: birr, whirr, whirring |
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| (verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizz |
| whirl | (noun) a usually brief attempt | Synonyms: crack, fling, go, offer, pass |
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| (noun) the act of rotating rapidly | Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting |
| (noun) confused movement | Synonyms: commotion |
| (noun) the shape of something rotating rapidly | Synonyms: convolution, swirl, vortex |
| (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool |
| (verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | Synonyms: swirl, twiddle, twirl |
| (verb) cause to spin | Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl |
| (verb) fly around | Synonyms: tumble, whirl around |
| (verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | Synonyms: gyrate, reel, spin, spin around |
| whirler | (noun) a revolving mechanism | - |
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| (noun) a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling | Synonyms: whirling dervish |
| whirligig | (noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement | Synonyms: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout |
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| (noun) a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin | Synonyms: spinning top, teetotum, top |
| (verb) whirl or spin like a whirligig | - |
| whirling | (noun) the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | Synonyms: gyration |
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| whirlpool | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: maelstrom, vortex |
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| (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirl |
| whirlwind | (noun) a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
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| whirlybird | (noun) an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | Synonyms: chopper, eggbeater, helicopter |
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| whirr | (noun) sound of something in rapid motion | Synonyms: birr, whir, whirring |
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| (verb) make a vibrant sound, as of some birds | Synonyms: churr |
| (verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whiz, whizz |
| whirring | (adjective) like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings | - |
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| (noun) sound of something in rapid motion | Synonyms: birr, whir, whirr |