Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
whip through
whip up
whipbird
whipcord
whiplash
whipper-in
whippersnapper
whippet
whipping
whipping boy
whipping cream
whippletree
whippoorwill
whipsaw
whipstall
whipstitch
whipstock
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

whirling dervish

whirl·ing der·vish (plural whirl·ing dervishes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody working very quickly: somebody who busily does many things in quick succession

2. dervish known for whirling: a member of an ascetic Muslim religious group known for very energetic whirling

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft