Also means
to spin in a vortex
Usage Note
Tourbillonner comes from tourbillon (whirlwind, vortex) and describes rapid spinning or swirling motion — of leaves, snow, dancers, or thoughts. It is vivid literary vocabulary. Les pensées tourbillonnaient dans sa tête (thoughts were swirling in her head) is a typical figurative use.
Examples
"Les feuilles mortes tourbillonnent dans le vent."
Natural Translation
The dead leaves swirl in the wind.
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