Definition of: whirl

(hwûrl) v.i.
1. To turn or revolve rapidly, as about a center.
2. To turn away or aside quickly.
3. To move or go swiftly.
4. To have a sensation of spinning: My head whirls.
—v.t.
5. To cause to turn or revolve rapidly.
6. To carry or bear along with a revolving motion: The wind whirled the dust into the air.
7. Obs. To hurl.
—noun
1. A swift rotating or revolving motion.
2. Something whirling, as a cloud of dust.
3. Confusion; turmoil. [Prob. <ON hvirfla revolve. Akin to WARBLE¹.]