awhirl

[ uh-hwurl, uh-wurl ]

adjective
  1. rotating rapidly; spinning; whirling (usually used predicatively): dancers awhirl to the strains of a lively waltz.

Origin of awhirl

1
First recorded in 1880–85; a-1 + whirl

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