awhirl

(ə-hwûrlˈ, ə-wûrlˈ)

1. Having a whirling motion; spinning: leaves awhirl in the wind.
2. Being in a condition suggestive of a whirl, such as a state of excited activity or confusion: “All we could do was just stand there, our minds awhirl with the fluky wonder of it all” (David Mazel).

Related Forms:

• a·whirlˈ adverb