Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whirling

1 sense of whirling

Sense 1
gyration, whirling -- (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
       => rotation, rotary motion -- (the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whirl

5 senses of whirl

Sense 1
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

Sense 2
whirl, birl, spin, twirl -- (cause to spin; "spin a coin")
       => rotate, circumvolve -- (cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle")

Sense 3
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl -- (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
       => run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")

Sense 4
spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

Sense 5
whirl, tumble, whirl around -- (fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")