whirl

confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

the shape of something rotating rapidly

a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

cause to spin; "spin a coin"

flow in a circular current, of liquids

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"