Tra từ whirl - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

whirl [whirl whirls whirled whirling] verb, noun BrE [wɜːl] NAmE [wɜːrl]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive to move, or make sb/sth move, around quickly in a circle or in a particular direction
Syn: ↑spin
•(+ adv./prep.) Leaves whirled in the wind.
•She whirled around to face him.
•the whirling blades of the helicopter
•~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) Tom whirled her across the dance floor.
2. intransitive if your mind, thoughts, etc. whirl, you feel confused and excited and cannot think clearly
Syn: ↑reel
•I couldn't sleep— my mind was whirling from all that had happened.
•So many thoughts whirled around in her mind.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: the verb probably from Old Norse hvirfla ‘turn about’; the noun partly from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wervel ‘spindle’, or from Old Norse hvirfill ‘circle’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘rotate’.

Example Bank:
•He grasped her wrist and whirled her back to face him.
•He whirled her around the dance floor.
•She whirled on him, furious.
•She whirled round and round, flinging out her arms.
•The gulls were whirling and shrieking in the sky above.
•They ducked to avoid the whirling blades of the helicopter.
Idiom: ↑give something a whirl

noun singular
1. a movement of sth spinning round and round
•a whirl of dust
• (figurative)Her mind was in a whirl (= in a state of confusion or excitement).
2. a number of activities or events happening one after the other
•Her life was one long whirl of parties.
•It's easy to get caught up in the social whirl.
•The next few hours passed by in a whirl of activity.

Word Origin:
Middle English: the verb probably from Old Norse hvirfla ‘turn about’; the noun partly from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wervel ‘spindle’, or from Old Norse hvirfill ‘circle’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘rotate’.

Example Bank:
•It's easy to get caught up in the social whirl.
•The next few days were a mad whirl of parties.