n. 25B6; verb
leaves whirled in eddies of wind : ROTATE, circle, wheel, turn, revolve, orbit, spin, twirl; Scottish birl.
they whirled past : HURRY, race, dash, rush, run, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, fly, speed, scurry; informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot; Brit. informal bomb; N. Amer. informal hightail it.
his mind was whirling : SPIN, reel, swim.
25B6; noun
a whirl of dust : SWIRL, flurry, eddy.
the mad social whirl : HURLY-BURLY, activity, bustle, rush, flurry, fuss, turmoil, merry-go-round; informal to-do.
Laura's mind was in a whirl : SPIN, daze, stupor, muddle, jumble; confusion; informal dither.
(informal) go on, give it a whirl : TRY, test; informal go, shot, bash, stab.