whirl
whirl
v. trans.
Swing: P. αἰωρεῖν. Ar. and P. κυκλεῖν, V. διᾰφέρειν, σφενδονᾶν.
Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (once Ar.), δῑνεῖν (Plat. in pass. but rare P.).
V. intrans. Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Spin: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι.
v. trans.
Swing: P. αἰωρεῖν. Ar. and P. κυκλεῖν, V. διᾰφέρειν, σφενδονᾶν.
Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (once Ar.), δῑνεῖν (Plat. in pass. but rare P.).
V. intrans. Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Spin: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι.
whirl
subs.
P. φορά, ἡ, περιαγωγή, ἡ, P. and V. στροφή, ἡ, V. δί̄νη, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), Ar. and P. δί̄νευμα, τό (Xen.).
Rush: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ ; see rush.
Turmoil: P. and V. θόρῠβος, ὁ.
subs.
P. φορά, ἡ, περιαγωγή, ἡ, P. and V. στροφή, ἡ, V. δί̄νη, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), Ar. and P. δί̄νευμα, τό (Xen.).
Rush: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ ; see rush.
Turmoil: P. and V. θόρῠβος, ὁ.
WHIRL
s. turbo: vertigo: gyrus: verticillus (the whirl or hurl of a spindle).
s. turbo: vertigo: gyrus: verticillus (the whirl or hurl of a spindle).
v. Transitively torquere: circumagere: circumvolvere: vertigine rotare: volvere in orbem: in gyrum ducere.
Intransitively torqueri: circumagi: in gyros ire: gyros peragere or edere.
Intransitively torqueri: circumagi: in gyros ire: gyros peragere or edere.
whirl (subs.):
1. turbo, ĭnis, m.: the w. (rotation) of the heavens, turbo caeli, Lucr. 5. 623: the mighty w. (of a weapon thrown), immanis turbo (contorti teli), Virg. Aen. 6, 594: the spindle balanced with its round w. (or whorl), libratum tereti turbine fusum, Cat. 64, 315.
2. vortex, ĭcis, m. (vertex): a torrent with eddying w., torto vortice torrens, Virg. Aen. 7, 567: a w. of duties, v. officiorum, Sen.
3. vertīgo, ĭnis, f.: the heaven is swept round in ceaseless w., assidua rapitur vertigine caelum, Ov. M. 2, 70.
4. vertĭcillus: the w. of a spindle: Plin.
1. turbo, ĭnis, m.: the w. (rotation) of the heavens, turbo caeli, Lucr. 5. 623: the mighty w. (of a weapon thrown), immanis turbo (contorti teli), Virg. Aen. 6, 594: the spindle balanced with its round w. (
2. vortex, ĭcis, m. (vertex): a torrent with eddying w., torto vortice torrens, Virg. Aen. 7, 567: a w. of duties, v. officiorum, Sen.
3. vertīgo, ĭnis, f.: the heaven is swept round in ceaseless w., assidua rapitur vertigine caelum, Ov. M. 2, 70.
4. vertĭcillus: the w. of a spindle: Plin.
whirl (v.):
I. Trans.:
1. torqueo, rsi, tum, 2: to w. the thongs of the sling, torquere verbera fundae, Virg. G. 1, 309.
2. contorqueo: Eridanus w.ing forests in his furious eddy, insano contorquens vortice silvas Eridanus, Virg. G. 1, 481: that the sphere may w. round with velocity, ut globus celeritate contorqueatur, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24.
3. rŏto, 1: he w.s him through the air like a sling, per auras more rotat fundae, Ov. M. 4. 517: a w.ing tornado, rotans turbo, Lucr. 1, 295.
II. Intrans.: torqueor Cic.: rŏtor: Ov.: *in orbem, in gyrum agi, circumagi, moveri, ferri, (Kr).
I. Trans.:
1. torqueo, rsi, tum, 2: to w. the thongs of the sling, torquere verbera fundae, Virg. G. 1, 309.
2. contorqueo: Eridanus w.ing forests in his furious eddy, insano contorquens vortice silvas Eridanus, Virg. G. 1, 481: that the sphere may w. round with velocity, ut globus celeritate contorqueatur, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24.
3. rŏto, 1: he w.s him through the air like a sling, per auras more rotat fundae, Ov. M. 4. 517: a w.ing tornado, rotans turbo, Lucr. 1, 295.
II. Intrans.: torqueor Cic.: rŏtor: Ov.: *in orbem, in gyrum agi, circumagi, moveri, ferri, (Kr).
appearing fewer than 50 times
δινέωto whirl
δινεύω
to whirl
περιδινέω
to whirl
στροφάλιγξ
a whirl, eddy
τροχοδινέομαι
to whirl
ἐπιδινέω
to whirl
ῥομβέω
cause to spin like a ῥόμβος, whirl