awhirl

a·whirl

A5577300 (ə-wûrl′, -hwûrl′)adj.1. Having a whirling motion; spinning: leaves awhirl in the wind.2. Suggestive of a whirling motion, as in being excited or confused: "All we could do was just stand there, our minds awhirl with the fluky wonder of it all" (David Mazel).
a·whirl′ adv.

awhirl

(əˈwɜːl) advin a whirling, confused state

a•whirl

(əˈʰwɜrl, əˈwɜrl)

adj. rotating rapidly; spinning. [1880–85]