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whirling

ADJECTIVE
swirling
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
rotating
Synonyms


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But under million-dollar luxury apartments chilled by whirling air conditioners, tenants in one of Seoul's last shanty towns suffer headaches in the savage heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Jareth peeks at her from between the masked dancers whirling around her, hiding and seeking, smiling gently, for once, as “As the World Falls Down” lilts behind the action.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

Most ingenious of all are the soap bubbles, devised by Mr. Forman, an MIT doctoral student, that drift around the stage as whirling snow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I twirled my fingers, and a small figure stepped out of the whirling sand and took his place on the miniature throne.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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