swirl
verb (used without object)
to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
swirls
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pluralof swirl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof swirl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
swirlverb (used without object)to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
Example Sentences
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"Now we see the plasma is incredibly dense, such that it is able to slow down a quark, and produces splashes and swirls like a liquid. So quark-gluon plasma really is a primordial soup."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Pili has spent the week quietly slipping through corridors while the media storm swirls around Taylor.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hockney’s largest canvas — at more than 7 feet tall and 20 feet wide — is filled with deft lines and Hockney’s signature swirls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The debate swirls around something called the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, an old edict which gave leagues an antitrust exemption to pool their media rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Chess looked down at swirls on the floor—swirls of dust on an otherwise empty concrete floor.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
