Swirl

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy.
  • verb-intransitive. To be dizzy or disoriented.
  • verb-intransitive. To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
  • v. To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion. See Synonyms at turn.
  • v. To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
  • n. A whirling or eddying motion or mass: a swirl of white water.
  • n. Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls.
  • n. Whirling confusion or disorder: "high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identitiesā€ ( Jay Carr).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a whirling eddy
  • n. a twist or coil of something
  • v. To twist or whirl, as an eddy
  • v. To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
  • n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To form eddies; whirl in eddies; have a whirling motion; whirl about.
  • To give a whirling motion to.
  • n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; gyration; whirl.
  • n. Hence Specifically, in angling, the rush of a fish through the water when it rises to a fly.
  • n. A twist or convolution, as in the grain of wood; a curl; a spot marked by swirling.
  • n. Same as swire, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  • v. flow in a circular current, of liquids
  • n. the shape of something rotating rapidly
  • Verb Form
    swirled    swirling    swirls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rotate    revolve    go-around    course    feed    flow    run    round shape   
    Form
    swirled    swirling    swirly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whirl    eddy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berle    Curl    Earl    Earle    Erl    Merle    Pearl    Perl    Perle    Shirl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blur    whirl    splash    wisp    haze    ripple    streak    billow    rush    streamer