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swirl (verb)

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  • swirl — ► VERB ▪ move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. ► NOUN ▪ a swirling movement or pattern. DERIVATIVES swirly adjective. ORIGIN perhaps Low German or Dutch …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — verb Swirl is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cloak, ↑cloud, ↑dust, ↑fog, ↑mist, ↑skirt, ↑snow …   Collocations dictionary

  • swirl — (n.) early 15c., whirlpool, eddy, originally Scottish, perhaps related to dialectal Norw. svirla or Du. zwirrelen to whirl. The meaning whirling movement is from 1818. The verb is attested from 1510s, with an isolated instance from 14c …   Etymology dictionary

  • swirl — verb move or cause to move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. noun a swirling movement or pattern. Derivatives swirly adjective Origin ME (orig. Scots in the sense whirlpool ): perh. of Low Ger. or Du. origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • swirl — verb the snow swirled around them Syn: whirl, eddy, billow, spiral, circulate, revolve, spin, twist; flow, stream, surge, seethe …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • swirl — verb Syn: whirl, eddy, billow, spiral, twist, twirl, circulate, revolve, spin …   Synonyms and antonyms 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 — I UK [swɜː(r)l] / US [swɜrl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms swirl : present tense I/you/we/they swirl he/she/it swirls present participle swirling past tense swirled past participle swirled to move quickly in circles, or to make… …   English dictionary

  • swirl — swirl1 [ swɜrl ] verb intransitive or transitive to move quickly in circles, or make something move in this way: Snowflakes were swirling all around us. John swirled the ice around in the bottom of his glass. swirl swirl 2 [ swɜrl ] noun count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 …  

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