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AWHIRL

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a⋅whirl

  [uh-hwurl, uh-wurl]
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–adjective
rotating rapidly; spinning; whirling (usually used predicatively): dancers awhirl to the strains of a lively waltz.
Origin:
1880–85; a- 1 + whirl
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a·whirl   (ə-hwûrl', ə-wûrl')   
adj.  

  1. Having a whirling motion; spinning: leaves awhirl in the wind.

  2. Being in a condition suggestive of a whirl, such as a state of excited activity or confusion: "All we could do was just stand there, our minds awhirl with the fluky wonder of it all" (David Mazel).

a·whirl' adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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