swirl motion

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• swirl´ing|ly — swirl «swurl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move or drive along with a twisting motion; whirl: »dust swirling in the air, a stream swirling over rocks. Figurative. The heat and noise made my head swirl. 2. to twist or curl: »a lock of hair swirled… …   Useful english dictionary

• swirl — [swʉrl] vi. [ME (Scot) swyrl, prob. < Norw dial. svirla, freq. of sverra, to whirl: for IE base see SWARM1] 1. to move with a twisting, whirling motion; eddy 2. to swim, or be dizzy, as the head vt. to cause to swirl; whirl n. 1. a swirling… …   English World dictionary

• Swirl — Swirl, n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. The silent swirl of bats. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swirl vanes — plural noun (aeronautics) Vanes that cause a swirling motion in the air entering a gas turbine combustion chamber • • • Main Entry: ↑swirl …   Useful english dictionary

• swirl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move with an eddying or whirling motion < swirling water > b. to pass in whirling confusion 2. to have a twist or convolution trans …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• swirl — [[t]swɜrl[/t]] v. i. 1) to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy 2) to be dizzy or giddy, as the head 3) to cause to whirl; twist 4) a swirling movement; whirl; eddy 5) a twist, as of hair around the head 6) any curving,… …   From formal English to slang

• Motion Sickness (song) — This article is about the song Motion Sickness. For the live album of the same name, see Motion Sickness. Motion Sickness Single by Bright Eyes Released 2000 …   Wikipedia

• swirl — /swɜl / (say swerl) verb (i) 1. to move about or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy. 2. to be dizzy or giddy, or swim, as the head. –verb (t) 3. to cause to swirl or whirl; twist. –noun 4. a swirling movement; a whirl; an eddy. 5. a twist …  

• swirl — v. & n. v.intr. & tr. move or flow or carry along with a whirling motion. n. 1 a swirling motion of or in water, air, etc. 2 the act of swirling. 3 a twist or curl, esp. as part of a pattern or design. Derivatives: swirly adj. Etymology: ME (orig …   Useful english dictionary

• swirl — swirlingly, adv. /swerrl/, v.i. 1. to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy. 2. to be dizzy or giddy, as the head. v.t. 3. to cause to whirl; twist. n. 4. a swirling movement; whirl; eddy. 5. a twist, as of hair around the head …   Universalium

• swirl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. whirl, eddy, twist. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rapid rotating motion] Syn. whirl, twist, surge, spin; see eddy , whirl 1 . 2. [A twisting shape] Syn. coil, whorl, twist, curl, whirl. v. Syn …   English dictionary for students