fishtail vs whirl

fishtail

verb
  • To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way. 

  • To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side. 

  • To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side. 

noun
  • The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side. 

  • A kind of chisel with a flared blade. 

  • The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this. 

whirl

verb
  • To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch. 

  • To make something or someone whirl. 

  • To have a sensation of spinning or reeling. 

  • To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. 

noun
  • (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial. 

  • Something that whirls. 

  • A rapid series of events. 

  • Dizziness or giddiness. 

  • An act of whirling. 

  • A confused tumult. 

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