Whirl v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whirled p. pr. & vb. n. Whirling.]
1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden.
2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels,
That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton.
The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. --Tennyson.