dervish
/ˈdɜrvɪʃ/
noun
- A member of a Muslim religious group known for their energetic, spinning dance as a form of worship.
- A dervish dedicates his life to spiritual practice and poverty.
- The dervish spun in a white robe, his eyes closed in deep meditation.
- Tourists gathered to watch the whirling dervish ceremony in Istanbul.
- A person who moves or acts with frantic, whirling energy.
- My toddler is a little dervish, running from room to room without stopping.
- The dancer became a dervish of motion on the stage.
- She worked like a dervish to finish the project before the deadline.
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