swirl
to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
to be dizzy or giddy, as the head.
to cause to whirl; twist.
a swirling movement; whirl; eddy.
a twist, as of hair around the head or of trimming on a hat.
any curving, twisting line, shape, or form.
confusion; disorder.
Origin of swirl
1Other words for swirl
Other words from swirl
- swirl·ing·ly, adverb
- outswirl, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby swirl
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How to use swirl in a sentence
Another strong offering is “Wave Relief,” a wall piece whose incised, blue-tinted swirls are the show’s closest thing to representational imagery.
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Hana seeks refuge from the buzzing lights of Otome Road in a nearby café and makes another swirl with her straw.
Rumors swirl as Robert Downey Jr. confirms a return to the role that made the Marvel Universe.
The Coming Civil War: Iron Man Vs. Captain America 3 | Rich Goldstein | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTales still swirl about the strange forest ruins and mysterious happenings that have occurred around Gedi.
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Jill Abramson Fired from the Times: Was It About Money and Sexism—Or Management Style? | Lloyd Grove | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThousands of people are posting videos on YouTube while they gargle and swirl oil in their mouths.
But here was one mighty wave that was always itself, and every fluted swirl of it, constant as the wreathing of a shell.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterHe knew that Myra had been carried this way and that in the great, cruel, indifferent swirl that was life.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairWhat if the dust did swirl up in blinding sheets from the south?
The Lion's Brood | Duffield OsborneThe swirl of the current swept him into the shallower stream below.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineHe was trapped in a blinding swirl of radiance, with darkness above it.
The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
British Dictionary definitions for swirl
/ (swɜːl) /
to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion
(intr) to be dizzy; swim: my head was swirling
a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water
a whorl; curl
the act of swirling or stirring
dizzy confusion
Origin of swirl
1Derived forms of swirl
- swirling, adjective
- swirlingly, adverb
- swirly, adjective
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