moth vs whirl

moth

noun
  • Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 

  • A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. 

  • The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean. 

verb
  • To hunt for moths. 

whirl

noun
  • Something that whirls. 

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

  • A rapid series of events. 

  • Dizziness or giddiness. 

  • An act of whirling. 

  • A confused tumult. 

verb
  • To make something or someone whirl. 

  • To have a sensation of spinning or reeling. 

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

  • To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. 

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