frantic activity of a specified kind:the event was all part of the mad social whirl
2 [with adjective or noun modifier] a specified kind of sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape:a hazelnut whirl
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Universal
move or cause to move rapidly round and round: [no object]:leaves whirled in eddies of wind [with object]:I whirled her round the dance hall (as adjective whirling)a vigorous whirling jig
move or cause to move rapidly: [no object, with adverbial of direction]:Sybil stood waving as they whirled past figurativea kaleidoscope of images whirled through her brain
[no object] (of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin round:Kate made her way back to the office, her mind whirling
give something a whirl
informal give something a try.
in a whirl
in a state of confusion:Laura’s mind was in a whirl
