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swirl
(swûrl)v. swirled, swirl·ing, swirls
v.intr.
1. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy. See Synonyms at turn.
2. To be dizzy or disoriented.
3. To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion: swirled the drink with her straw.
2. To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
n.
1. A whirling or eddying motion or mass: a swirl of white water.
2. Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls.
3. Whirling confusion or disorder: "high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identities" (Jay Carr).
[Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.]
swirl′y adj.
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swirl
(swɜːl)vb
1. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion
2. (intr) to be dizzy; swim: my head was swirling.
n
3. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water
4. a whorl; curl
5. the act of swirling or stirring
6. dizzy confusion
[C15: probably from Dutch zwirrelen; related to Norwegian svirla, German schwirren]
ˈswirling adj
ˈswirlingly adv
ˈswirly adj
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swirl
(swɜrl)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.
6. any curving, twisting line, shape, or form.
7. confusion; disorder.
[1375–1425; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian svirla, c. Dutch zwirrelen to whirl, dial. German schwirrlen to totter]
swirl′ing•ly, adv.
swirl′y, adj. swirl•i•er, swirl•i•est.
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Swirl
objects that move rapidly in a circle or in a whirling motion, 1858.Examples: swirl of rain clouds, 1853; of flame, 1861; of sea, 1871; of wood smoke, 1894.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
swirl
Past participle: swirled
Gerund: swirling
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| Noun | 1. |  swirl - the shape of something rotating rapidlyround shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| Verb | 1. |  swirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| 2. | swirl - flow in a circular current, of liquids |
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swirl
verb whirl, churn, spin, twist, boil, surge, agitate, eddy, twirl She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. The water swirled around his legs.
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swirl
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Translations
حَرَكَةٌ دَوّامِيَّهيَدور كالدَّوّامَه
vířenívířit
hvirvelhvirvle
keeriskeerlema
kieppuakierrepyörre
tourbillontourbillon longitudinaltourbillonner
forgatag
òyrlasnúningur; hvirfill; iîa
grieztiesjūklisvirpulisvirpuļot
fırıl fırıl dön mefırıl fırıl dön mek
swirl
[swɜːl]A. N (= movement) → remolino m, torbellino m
it disappeared in a swirl of water → desapareció en un remolino de agua
the swirl of the dancers' skirts → el girar or el movimiento de las faldas de las bailadoras
it disappeared in a swirl of water → desapareció en un remolino de agua
the swirl of the dancers' skirts → el girar or el movimiento de las faldas de las bailadoras
B. VI [water, dust, mist] → arremolinarse; [person] → dar vueltas, girar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swirl
[ˈswɜːrl] n
(= movement) [water, smoke] → tourbillon m
(= pattern) [cream] → volutes fpl
vi [water, smoke, mist] → tourbillonner; [skirt] → tourbillonner
vt [+ wine, water] → faire tourner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
swirl
n → Wirbel m; (= whorl in pattern also) → Spirale f; the swirl of the dancers’ skirts → die wirbelnden Röcke der Tänzerinnen; she put a swirl of cream on the cake → sie spritzte ein Sahnehäufchen auf den Kuchen
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swirl
[swɜːl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swirl
(swəːl) verb to (cause to) move quickly, with a whirling or circling motion. The leaves were swirled along the ground by the wind.
noun a whirling or circling motion or shape. The dancers came on stage in a swirl of colour.
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