swirl
intransitive verb
- to move with a twisting, whirling motion; eddy
- to swim, or be dizzy, as the head
transitive verb
to cause to swirl; whirl
noun
- a swirling motion; whirl; eddy
- something having a twisting, curving form; twist; curl; whirl; whorl
- dizzy confusion
See swirl in American Heritage Dictionary 4
swirl
verb swirled,
swirl·ing,
swirls verb, intransitive- To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy.
- To be dizzy or disoriented.
- To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
verb, transitive- To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion. See Synonyms at turn.
- To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
noun- A whirling or eddying motion or mass: a swirl of white water.
- Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls.
- Whirling confusion or disorder: “high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identities” (Jay Carr).
Origin: Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.
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