whirl
verb [ I or T ] uk/wɜːl/ us/wɝːl/
（使…）旋转;（使…）回旋转
to (cause something to) turn around in circles
She saw a mass of bodies whirling around on the dance floor. 她看到一大群人的身影在舞池里旋转。
He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow. 他走出来，融入夜色与飞旋的雪花之中。
He whirled her around until she felt quite sick. 他带着她旋转，直到她觉得非常想吐。
Idiom
head/mind is whirlingidiom 脑子充满想法;头脑非常兴奋
If your head/mind is whirling, your mind is full of thoughts and images and you are so excited that you cannot relax.
whirl
noun uk/wɜːl/ us/wɝːl/
(ACTIVITY)
[ S ]接连不断的某种活动
a continuous and exciting period of activity
The next two days passed in a whirl of activity. 接下来的两天，接连不断地举行了很多活动。
I found myself swept up in the social whirl of college life and hardly had time to study. 我发现自己接连不断地参加大学里的社交活动，几乎没有时间学习。
(TURN)
[ C usually singular ]旋转；回旋
the action of turning around in circles or something that turns around in circles
a whirl of snow 雪花的飞旋
Idioms
be in a whirlidiom 思绪混乱
to be excited and confused and unable to think clearly
give something a whirlidiom informal （常指初次）尝试做
to attempt to do something, often for the first time
I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a whirl. 我以前从未跳过萨尔萨舞，但我要尝试一下。