slow vs whirl

slow

verb
  • To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. 

  • To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of. 

  • To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate. 

noun
  • A slow song. 

  • Someone who is slow; a sluggard. 

adj
  • Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time. 

  • Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness. 

  • Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time. 

  • Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend. 

  • Not busy; lacking activity. 

  • Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. 

  • Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution. 

adv
  • Slowly. 

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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