But whirled away to shun his hateful sight.
Dryden.
Whirl, n. [Cf. Dan. hvirvel, Sw. hvirfvel, Icel. hvirfill the crown of
the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the head, D. wervel. See Whirl, v.
t.]
1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or
circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the
whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel. "In no breathless whirl." J. H.
Newman.
The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt not the inviolable
rest and calmness of the noble beings above.
South.