WHIRL

whirl. Whirl, v. to turn or run round rapidly

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Whirl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whirling.] [[OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. √16. See Wharf, and cf. Warble, Whorl.]] 1. 1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
He whirls his sword around without delay. Dryden. 2. 2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. Chaucer.
See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. Milton. The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. Tennyson.