What is the meaning of whirl?

noun

• Confused movement.
  • usage: "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
  • synonyms: commotion
• The shape of something rotating rapidly.
  • synonyms: swirl, vortex, convolution
• A usually brief attempt.
  • usage: "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
  • synonyms: crack, fling, go, pass, offer
• The act of rotating rapidly.
  • usage: "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
  • synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting

verb

• Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.
  • usage: "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
  • synonyms: twirl, swirl, twiddle
• Cause to spin.
  • usage: "spin a coin"
  • synonyms: birl, spin, twirl
• Flow in a circular current, of liquids.
  • synonyms: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
• Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.
  • usage: "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
  • synonyms: spin, spin around, reel, gyrate
• Fly around.
  • usage: "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
  • synonyms: tumble, whirl around