whirl around

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whirl someone or something around

to turn someone or something around quickly. I grabbed him by the shoulder and whirled him around to face me. I whirled around the book display and found what I wanted.

See also: around, whirl

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Jerry's first intimation of Borckman's arrival was a cruel and painful clutch on his flank and groin that made him cry out in pain and whirl around. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context Stealing backward glances as he ran, he was always ready to whirl around and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows. White Fang by London, Jack View in context These remarks were greeted with shouts of laughter by the impish creatures and one seized the Scarecrow's arm and was astonished to find the straw man whirl around so easily. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context			while a period of time away while away while the going is good While there's life there's hope whine whine about whine out whip whip around whip away whip back whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape whip off whip off to whip on whip out whip over whip through whip up whipping whipping boy whirl whirl around whirlwind whisk whisk around whisk away whisk off whisker whisper whisper about whisper around whistle whistle at whistle for whistle in the dark whistling in the dark white white as a sheet white elephant white knuckle white trash white-bread white-collar whiter than white whittle whittle at whittle away			Whipstock Whipstock whipstocks whipstocks whipt whipt whipt whipt whiptail whiptail lizard whiptail lizard whiptail lizards whiptail wallabies Whiptail Wallaby whiptails whipworm whipworm whipworm whipworm disease whipworm infection whipworms whipworms whipworms whir whir whir(r) whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl around Whirl-blast Whirlabout Whirlaway Whirlaway Whirlbat Whirlbone whirlbone lameness whirlbone lameness whirlbone lameness whirled whirled whirled whirler whirler whirler whirlers whirlers whirley crane Whirlicote whirligig whirligig whirligig beetle whirligig beetle whirligig beetles whirligig beetles whirligigs whirligigs whirling whirling whirling

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