whirl

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

swing: P. αἰωρεῖν. Ar. and P. κυκλεῖν, V. διαφέρω, διαφέρειν, σφενδονᾶν.

spin: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (Ar.), δινεῖν (Plato in pass. but rare P.).

verb intransitive

swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.

spin: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι.

substantive

P. φορά, ἡ, περιαγωγή, ἡ, P. and V. στροφή, ἡ, V. δίνη, ἡ (Plato also but rare P.), Ar. and P. δίνευμα, τό (Xen.).

rush: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ; see rush.

turmoil: P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ.