whirlpooling

noun — 3 senses

whirlpooling

noun

Etymology From whirlpool + -ing.

1

The action of liquid swirling around, forming a whirlpool.

  • 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:
2

The assault, undressing and groping of a woman by men in an aquatic setting.

  • "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:
3

Beverages, Brewing, Business, Food, Lifestyle, Manufacturing A method of separating the trub from the wort, involving centrifugal force.

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