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1.
A ~ is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship.
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2.
If you say that someone is like a ~, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
Brian was whirling like a ~, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning.
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