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Whirling dervish   /wˈərlɪŋ dˈərvɪʃ/   Listen
Whirling dervish

noun
1.
A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling.  Synonym: whirler.






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"Whirling dervish" Quotes from Famous Books



... good fellow by the suggestive name of Sunday who works the religious graft. Sunday is the whirling dervish up to date. He and Chapman and their cappers purposely avoid any trace of the ecclesiastic in their attire. They dress like drummers—trousers carefully creased, two watch-chains and a warm vest. Their manner is free and easy, their ...
— Love, Life & Work • Elbert Hubbard



Words linked to "Whirling dervish" :   dervish, whirler



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