whirling dervish

A person displaying a huge, boundless amount of energy. A reference to the dervishes, members of an order of Sufi Muslims in Turkey, some of which are known for their ceremonies in which they perform a whirling dance as a devotional act. I feel uneasy around small, boisterous children, so my cousin's party was really unpleasant, having so many of these whirling dervishes around. The team's captain, a six-foot-tall whirling dervish, has been instrumental in their success over the past year.

whirling dervish

Boundless energy. Dervishes are members of a mendicant religious order of Sufi Moslems. Part of their worship is a trance-inducing ritual in which the men, who wear billowing white skirts whirl in circles meant to replicate planets revolving around the sun. “Whirling dervish” became a metaphor for nonstop energy, used in such ways as “He dashed through the hardware store, then ran home and cleaned out the garage and then built shelves along one wall, all before lunch—he was a regular whirling dervish.”

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释义	whirling dervish whirling dervish A person displaying a huge, boundless amount of energy. A reference to the dervishes, members of an order of Sufi Muslims in Turkey, some of which are known for their ceremonies in which they perform a whirling dance as a devotional act. I feel uneasy around small, boisterous children, so my cousin's party was really unpleasant, having so many of these whirling dervishes around. The team's captain, a six-foot-tall whirling dervish, has been instrumental in their success over the past year. See also: whirl Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whirling dervish Boundless energy. Dervishes are members of a mendicant religious order of Sufi Moslems. Part of their worship is a trance-inducing ritual in which the men, who wear billowing white skirts whirl in circles meant to replicate planets revolving around the sun. “Whirling dervish” became a metaphor for nonstop energy, used in such ways as “He dashed through the hardware store, then ran home and cleaned out the garage and then built shelves along one wall, all before lunch—he was a regular whirling dervish.” See also: whirl Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: day person a real dynamo rain stopped play in/with reference to be wringing (one's) hands be wringing your hands wring lust for life without (even) blinking an eye without batting an eye References in periodicals archive And so they come, every year between the 10th and 17th December, to marvel at the spectacle of the Whirling Dervishes. As the cloaked dancers (semazen) file in the atmosphere in the hall fills with expectation, conversations subside, and all settle into a relaxed frame of mind as the musicians take up their instruments and the singers take up their positions. The Mevlana Festival of the three rivals due to face Whirling Dervish, the Dermot Weld-trained Bandua appears the most capable of denting the likely favourite's reputation. No grounds for concern as Harrington takes wraps off Whirling Dervish When I visualize that painting of the Whirling Dervish, it tells me the story of the East and the West- the coexistence of Islamic tradition and Turkish modernity and people from different ethnicities living together in harmony, in its homogenous, coherent and distinctive language. Whirling Dervish Crafted from resin, metal and bronze, Samia Baroudi's sculpture series explores the forms of the whirling dervishes. She accompanies each sculpture with a quote from Rumi. Crafting Rumi's universal messages (5) The semazen (whirling dervish) whirls while listening to musical tones Whirling Dervishes whirl around in circles. Mevleviyeh: Emine Nas provides whirling performance and whirling dervish reflections in ceramics Brian King was a whirling dervish to look at, one moment clouting his six string in front of a pile of Marshall amps, the next his stick-thin legs bounding over to sticksman Prowse, also a whirl of arms, to straddle his drum kit. REVIEW; Japandroids, Cadence Weapon - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff He was ready to fight to the last drop of other people's blood in Iraq and Afghanistan long before his alleged whirling dervish routine in a House of Commons bar (as one does as one's country falls apart at the seams while at the same time limping to war). Blood on Eric's hands His topics include Gogol's two faces, whirling dervish by the horn, and Fellini in Arcady. The three Romes; Moscow, Constantinople, and Rome That proximity, of the disk is another indicator that the black hole is a whirling dervish, spinning so rapidly that outside material can orbit within a hair's breadth of ultimate doom. A new spin: X-rays shed light on black holes BY PETER O'HEHIR WHIRLING DERVISH might continue the successful run of Jessica Harrington in the listed Irish Stallion Farms Yeats Stakes in Navan. whirlwind; RACING TODAY'S IRISH RUNNERS & RIDERS Harrington's colt can blow away Stakes field THERE is so much to look forward to at Tipperary with a fantastic mixed card and Whirling Dervish may be able to kick-start a profitable afternoon for Pick 6 punters in the opening maiden (1.50). Jer's Girl and Sayar the bankers on cracking card "I am not typically immune to the allure of objectified women, but I am presently beleaguered by a nerdish, whirling dervish and am eschewing all others" Comedian Russell Brand who has been seen with Jemima Khan "Spanking while writing or cooking? THEY SAID WHAT? He's a good lad Clem, but he's like a whirling dervish on the box with his arms wafting all over the place, a sort of sporting David Bellamy. Why it's hard to believe Bellamy With his bald head and thin tash making him a double for Ming the Merciless, Booth is a whirling dervish of a front man, every so often letting himself go into his full freaky dancing repertoire. MUSIC James/ Liverpool University
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