Whirl

hwerl, n. a turning with rapidity any- thing that turns with velocity.—v.i. to revolve rapidly —v.t to turn round rapidly. [fee, hvirjill, Ger. wirbel; from the root of A.S. hweor/dn, to turn. Cf Wharf Whirligig, hwerl'i-gig, «. a child's toy which is spun or whirled rapidly round. Whirlpool, hwerl'pOOl, «. a pool or place where the water whirls round rapidly an eddy Whirlwind, hwerl'wmd, n a violent aerial current, with a whirling, rotatory, or spnal motion