whirl
Example Sentences
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Store workers blow giant colorful bubbles and throw boomerangs around, while jingles from electric toys and whirls from their wheels mingle with the chatter of shoppers’ conversations.
Hoffmann’s “Nutcracker,” this beautiful book follows a boy into snowy woods, where he encounters tiny snow dancers and a snow queen who whirl and float on a magical illuminated stage.
Bodies collide in a whirl of elbows and flying sneakers.
From Los Angeles Times
The man whirls the woman away from him, only for time to slow.
From Literature
“Spin—and spin! Just like the old days,” he crowed as he whirled into the room.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.