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In some senses, whirling is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.
a whirling carousel; whirling dancers
The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.
noun
A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.