aswirl

American  

[uh-swurl] / əˈswɜrl /

adjective

1. moving in a swirling pattern or motion.

   dancers aswirl to the waltz music.

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Etymology

Origin of aswirl

First recorded in 1875–80; a- ¹ + swirl

Example Sentences

The natural world is aswirl in “Life of Pi,” a marvelously inventive stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

This required both that they pick the right material and that they create light at the right frequency to send its atomic lattice aswirl with the help of theoretical computation from the collaborators.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

It’s on track to be one of the best returns in years, and on Wednesday, people were thrilled to see so many fish aswirl in the emerald water and silvery air bubbles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Or the whole clump of bodies is aswirl and all freeze or spasm every four or eight counts, connected by the music.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

The southern sky was aswirl with glowing, shifting colors, the reflections of the great fires that burned below.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin