Meaning of WHIRLING
| Pronunciation: | | w'urling
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- [n] the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- [adj] rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish"
- [adj] moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"
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| | Synonyms: | | gyration, moving, spinning, swirling |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Whirl"ing\,
a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t.
{Whirling table}.
(a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more
revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other
attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of
centrifugal force, and the like.
(b) A potter's wheel.
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