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spiral, coil

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spin, whirl, reel, spin around

v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

wind, wind up

v. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

nod, sway

v. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

mount, get on, bestride, mount up, climb on, hop on, jump on

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

whirl, purl, eddy, whirlpool, swirl, gurge

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine, grow upward

v. grow upward

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

turn

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

pirouette

v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

swim, travel through water

v. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

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