a whirling motion

  • 11whirl — [hwʉrl, wʉrl] vi. [ME whirlen < ON hvirfla, akin to hverfa: see WHIR] 1. to move rapidly in a circular manner or as in an orbit; circle swiftly [couples whirling round the dance floor] 2. to rotate or spin fast; gyrate 3. to move, go, drive,… …

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  • 12swirl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move with an eddying or whirling motion < swirling water > b. to pass in whirling confusion 2. to have a twist or convolution trans …

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  • 13δινήσει — δίνησις whirling motion fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) δινήσεϊ , δίνησις whirling motion fem dat sg (epic) δίνησις whirling motion fem dat sg (attic ionic) δινέω whirl aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) δινέω whirl fut ind mid 2nd sg δινέω whirl fut&#8230; …

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  • 14τορνεύματ' — τορνεύματα , τόρνευμα whirling motion neut nom/voc/acc pl τορνεύματι , τόρνευμα whirling motion neut dat sg τορνεύματε , τόρνευμα whirling motion neut nom/voc/acc dual …

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  • 15spin — spinnability, n. spinnable, adj. /spin/, v., spun or (Archaic) span, spun, spinning, n. v.t. 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 2. to form (the fi …

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  • 16Vertigo — Aside from being the name of a classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film (with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak), vertigo is a feeling that you are dizzily turning around or that things are dizzily turning about you. Vertigo is usually due to a problem with&#8230; …

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  • 17spin — [[t]spɪn[/t]] v. spun, spin•ning, n. 1) tex to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers 2) tex to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn 3) anb to produce (a thread, web, cocoon, etc.) by extruding from the body a&#8230; …

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  • 18spin — I. /spɪn / (say spin) verb (spun or, Archaic, span, spun, spinning) –verb (t) 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibres. 2. to form (any material) into thread. 3 …

  • 19δινήσεις — δίνησις whirling motion fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) δίνησις whirling motion fem nom/acc pl (attic) δινέω whirl aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) δινέω whirl fut ind act 2nd sg δῑνήσεις , δινεύω whirl aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) δῑνήσεις , δινεύω whirl&#8230; …

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  • 20vortex — n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1 a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2 any whirling motion or mass. 3 a system, occupation, pursuit, etc., viewed as swallowing up or engrossing those who approach it (the vortex of society). 4&#8230; …

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