Home › Words › W › whirlpoolingwhirlpoolingwhirlpooling · noun — the action of liquid swirling around, forming a whirlpool.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom whirlpool + -ing.nounThe action of liquid swirling around, forming a whirlpool.e.g.“It makes no sense to say that the whirlpool is “here” and the ocean “there.” Whirlpooling is a feature of the ocean.” — 2020, Seth Zuihō Segall, Buddhism and Human Flourishing: A Modern Western Perspective, page 121:The assault, undressing and groping of a woman by men in an aquatic setting.e.g.“"In dozens of separate 'whirlpooling' incidents, groups of teenage boys surrounded a girl in the water, tore off her swimsuit top and then grabbed her breasts."” — 2007, Jeff Wiltse, Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America, The University of North Carolina Press, page 212:A method of separating the trub from the wort, involving centrifugal force.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.whirlpool 78% match — A swirling body of water. vs whirlpooling →whirlpit 66% match — A whirlpool. vs whirlpooling →swirling 65% match — that swirls vs whirlpooling →whirling 63% match — Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly. vs whirlpooling →vortexing 61% match — The formation of a vortex. vs whirlpooling →swirl 61% match — To twist or whirl, as an eddy. vs whirlpooling →awhirl 60% match — Whirling. vs whirlpooling →whirl 60% match — To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. vs whirlpooling →