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adjective

Definition of whirlingnext
as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down still whirling from the amusement park ride, I needed to sit down

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whirling

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verb

present participle of whirl
1
as in swirling
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon

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2
as in twirling
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace

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3
as in rotating
to move in circles around an axis or center the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled

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4
as in flying
to proceed or move quickly cars whirling by on the highway

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5
as in spinning
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around my mind whirled from all of the excitement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whirling
  1. giddy
  2. rotating
  3. dizzy
  4. stirring
  5. buzzing
  6. driving
  7. zipping
  8. jumping
Adjective
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • Next will be Pier Top, a lavish lounge rotating atop the 17th-floor of the hotel tower that is expected to open in February, according to the resort’s website.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Under the new measure, the role of the chief justice would become a rotating position.
    Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotating
Adjective
  • Angela Craig had reported feeling dizzy and weak but doctors could not determine the cause.
    CNN, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Being disoriented, being dizzy, but the little things like just sitting in a hard chair.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of dizzy
Verb
  • Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly and scraping bottom of saucepan with a silicone spatula, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the meantime, Venus in Aquarius is stirring things up in your 12th house of the subconscious, making this a great time for self-reflection.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stirring
Verb
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • See our analysis of BlackRock’s valuation for a closer look at what’s driving the stock.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These factors are well-known in mammals for driving pluripotency, the ability of stem cells to transform into any cell type.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipping
Verb
  • Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The choreographer also put an action shot of Deveraux jumping down a waterslide and a blurry selfie with him in her post.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumping
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