aswirl
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aswirl
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Rumors are aswirl that Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East emissary Jared Kushner played a big role.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
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
"I can promise ye that. The currents are aswirl right now."
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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