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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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rotate/swirl

0I felt dizzy; everything seemed to be swirling/rotating around me.02br
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00Do both swirling and rotating fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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0 They are very similar. 01i 00rotate02i 00 is perhaps a bit more comfortably used in scientific contexts, however:02br 01i 00The earth rotates on its axis. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 They are very similar.
  • 01i 00rotate02i 00 is perhaps a bit more comfortably used in scientific contexts, however:02br 01i 00The earth rotates on its axis.
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0 They are very similar. 01i00rotate02i00 is perhaps a bit more comfortably used in scientific contexts, however:02br
01i00The earth rotates on its axis. Rotating magnets can create electricity.02i02br
01i00whirling02i00 and 01i00spinning02i00 are closer in meaning to 01i00swirlin
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