1
: a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (such as bodily movements leading to a trance)
2
: one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a dervish
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The antagonists on 9-1-1 shows are usually natural disasters, like a tornado — but on 9-1-1: Nashville, that whirling dervish is in the form of LeAnn Rimes.
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Back on electric guitar, Beck spun a whirling dervish in front of Outwater, spitting in rapid fire fashion later.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Mark Harmon also returns as Ryan, Tess’ husband, ever steadfast and supportive of her whirling dervish personality.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Chelsea has Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, a combative duo adept at breaking up the rhythm and flow of an opposition’s midfielders — but there are only two of them against PSG’s whirling dervish of a midfield.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 12 July 2025
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Back on electric guitar, Beck spun a whirling dervish in front of Outwater, spitting in rapid fire fashion later.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Mark Harmon also returns as Ryan, Tess’ husband, ever steadfast and supportive of her whirling dervish personality.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Chelsea has Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, a combative duo adept at breaking up the rhythm and flow of an opposition’s midfielders — but there are only two of them against PSG’s whirling dervish of a midfield.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 12 July 2025
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“Dervish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dervish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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dervish
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der·vish
ˈdər-vish 
: a member of a Muslim religious group noted for its customs (as bodily movements leading to a trance)
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