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whirling

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ / /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/ / /ˈʍɝlɪŋ/

adj

  1. Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

    a whirling carousel; whirling dancers

    The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.

noun

  1. A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
  2. An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of whirl