what is a whirling dervish
(n.) A person whose behavior resembles a rapid, spinning object. These actions are often spastic fidgeting and incessant babbling. The actions of the whirling dervish are irritating and annoying, often exhausting other people in the immediate vicinity. The phrase is derived from these 2 words: Whirling. 1.) adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion.