whirling UK /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/US /ˈwɝlɪŋ/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement. •(US) An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment. adjective1 •Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them. — 1892 formswhirlings
