adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
2. 2
   the act of rotating in a circle or spiral wordnet
3. 3
   An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment. US, uncommon

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of whirl form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

   "a whirling carousel; whirling dancers"

Synonyms

All synonyms

gyrationacrobatangular momentumangular motionangular velocityaxial motion

Antonyms

All antonyms

calmcalm flowcalm thoughtsclarity

Example

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"Leaves were whirling in the air."