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whirlabout

[hwurl-uh-bout, wurl-]

noun

a whirling about.

a whirligig.

adjective

whirling about.

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Origin:
1585–95; whirl + about

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whirlabout (ˈwɜːləˌbaʊt)

—n
1.	anything that whirls around; whirligig
2.	the act or an instance of whirling around

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