amble vs whirl

amble

verb
  • Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other. 

  • To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. 

noun
  • An easy gait, especially that of a horse. 

  • An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. 

whirl

verb
  • To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. 

  • 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. 

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. 

How often have the words amble and whirl occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )