Definitions
the act of rotating rapidly
Word origin
From Middle English whirl, wherwille, whorwhil, wervel, from Old English hwirfel, hwyrfel (“whirlpool”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwirbil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz, *hwarbilaz (“swirl, whirl, whirlpool”), equivalent to wharve + -el; and also Old Norse hvirfill (“ring, circle, crown”), whence Danish hvirvel (“cowlick”), Dutch werveling (“whirling, vortex”), German Low German Warvel (“whirl, whirlpool”), German Wirbel (“whirl, whirlpool”).
Used in a sentence
“The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.”
“The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.”
“My head is whirling after all that drink.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Rapid spin”5 letters
02“Spin”5 letters
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