swirl
verb (used without object)
to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
was swirling
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past progressiveof swirl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"How on earth could it have taken so long, given all of the inaccurate reporting about the nature of this offending that was swirling around immediately?" she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But looking back last week, several other teammates said, the Dodgers never fully felt the panic that was swirling around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
It was two decades after the passage of Title IX, and “the girl power revolution of the 1990s was swirling all around.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Given the pattern of strikes and the comments from the Ukrainian military, speculation was swirling that it may have acquired a new weapon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
My blood was swirling in my head and I could hardly hear anything outside of the rush of liquid.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
