whirl
     n 1: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a
          commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: {commotion}]
     2: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {swirl}, {vortex},
         {convolution}]
     3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
        a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {go}, {pass}, {offer}]
     4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
        broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twist},
         {twisting}]
     v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
          in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {twiddle}]
     2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {birl}, {spin}, {twirl}]
     3: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl},
         {whirlpool}, {swirl}]
     4: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
        dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
        [syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
     5: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer";  "rising
        smoke whirled in the air" [syn: {tumble}, {whirl around}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0