Swirl - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|swɜːrl|
Brit.
|swɜːl|
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion (syn: twiddle, twirl, whirl)
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- flow in a circular current, of liquids (syn: eddy, purl, whirl, whirlpool)Extra examples
The water swirled around the drain.
...kept swirling her lemonade until I thought the sound of clinking ice would drive me insane...
A swirl of smoke rose from the chimney.
He painted swirls of color on the canvas.
Where the water is swirling around, there are dangerous currents.
Smoke swirled around her.
He swirled the brandy around in his glass.
The river had become a swirling torrent.
Rumours of a takeover began to swirl around the stock markets.
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: swirl
he/she/it: swirls
present participle: swirling
past tense: swirled
past participle: swirled
I/you/we/they: swirl
he/she/it: swirls
present participle: swirling
past tense: swirled
past participle: swirled
noun
singular: swirl
plural: swirls
singular: swirl
plural: swirls
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