Definition of whirling

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Whirling () a. & n. from Whirl, v. t..

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Vertiginous :: Vertiginous (a.) Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion..
Weaver :: Weaver (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
Swish :: Swirl (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl..
Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Gyration :: Gyration (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution..
Dizziness :: Dizziness (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Whirl-blast :: Whirl-blast (n.) A whirling blast or wind.
Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl..
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
Tarantella :: Tarantella (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia..
Vortex :: Vortex (n.) A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy..
Vorticose :: Vorticose (a.) Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion..
Gyral :: Gyral (a.) Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.
Whirling :: Whirling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whir.
Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Whir :: Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..
Turbination :: Turbination (n.) The act of spinning or whirling, as a top..
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