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1 swirl
[swə:l] 1. verb(to (cause to) move quickly, with a whirling or circling motion: The leaves were swirled along the ground by the wind.) virpuļot; griezties2. noun(a whirling or circling motion or shape: The dancers came on stage in a swirl of colour.) virpulis; jūklis* * *virpulis; mutulis; sproga; virpuļot, griezties -
2 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) griezt; griezties2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) vērpt2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) griešana; griešanās; virpuļošana2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) izbrauciens; vizināšanās•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *griešanās; izbraukums; krišana; grīste; spins; uztraukums; vērpt; griezt; griezties; traukties, drāzties; izgāzt; štancēt -
3 whirlwind
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Whirling — Whirl ing, a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whirling table}. (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of centrifugal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whirling — Whirl 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. [root]16. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whirling — 1. noun The action of the verb to whirl. 2. adjective That whirls or whirl. a whirling carousel … Wiktionary
Whirling table — Whirling Whirl ing, a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whirling table}. (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whirling disease — a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
whirling dervish — Islam. a member of a Turkish order of dervishes, or Sufis, whose ritual consists in part of a highly stylized whirling dance. * * * … Universalium
Whirling Dervishes — noun Sufis of an ascetic order whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Jelaleddin al Rumi, sometimes called Rumi popularly), music, and a whirling dance. Centered in Turkey but widespread internationally. Syn:… … Wiktionary
whirling dervish — noun a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling • Syn: ↑whirler • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl (for: ↑whirler) • Hypernyms: ↑dervish … Useful english dictionary
Whirling — Центрифугирование … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
whirling — Synonyms and related words: angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, axial motion, bowling, centrifugation, circulation, circumgyration, circumrotation, full circle, gyrating, gyration, pivoting, reeling, revolution, revolving, roll,… … Moby Thesaurus
whirling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. swirling, spinning, rotating; see revolving 1 , turning … English dictionary for students
