swirl

swirl  (swûrl)

v. swirled, swirl·ing, swirls

v.intr.

1. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy.

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. See Synonyms at turn.

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).

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[Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.]

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swirly 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

1. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water

2. a whorl; curl

3. the act of swirling or stirring

4. dizzy confusion

[probably from Dutch zwirrelen; related to Norwegian svirla, German schwirren]

swirling  adj

swirlingly  adv

swirly  adj

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swirl - the shape of something rotating rapidly convolution, vortex, whirl round 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" twiddle, twirl, whirl revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	2.	swirl - flow in a circular current, of liquids eddy, purl, whirlpool, whirl course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

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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.

Translations

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

B. VI [water, dust, mist] → arremolinarse; [person] → dar vueltas, girar

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swirl [ˈswɜː^rl]

n

(= movement) [water, smoke] → tourbillon m

(= pattern) [cream] → volutes fpl

vi [water, smoke, mist] → tourbillonner; [skirt] → tourbillonner

vt [+ wine, water] → faire tourner

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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

vt water, dust etc → wirbeln; to swirl something along (river) → etw wirbelnd mitreißen; he swirled his partner round the room → er wirbelte seine Partnerin durchs Zimmer

vi → wirbeln; to swirl around → herumwirbeln

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swirl [swɜːl]

1. n (movement) → turbinio, turbine m, mulinello; (of cream) → ricciolo

2. vi → turbinare, far mulinello

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swirl [swɜːl]

1. n (movement) → turbinio, turbine m, mulinello; (of cream) → ricciolo

2. vi → turbinare, far mulinello

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swirl

v swirl [swəːl]

to (cause to) move quickly, with a whirling or circling motion The leaves were swirled along the ground by the wind. draai, warrel يَدور كالدَّوّامَه въртя се vířit hvirvle wirbeln στροβιλίζω, στροβιλίζομαι arremolinar(se), girar keerlema, keerutama چرخ زدن kieppua, kieputtaa (faire) tourbillonner לַנוֱע בִּמְּעַרבּוֹלֶת चक्कर खाते हुए बहना, चक्कर खिलाते हुए बहाना, चकराना, भंवर पड़ना praviti virove, vrtjeti se örvénylik berputar-putar þyrla(st) turbinare, mulinare 渦巻く 소용돌이치다 sukti(s) virpuļot; griezties berpusar (doen) wervelen virvle, sno, snurre wirować, kręcić się redemoinhar a (se) învolbura кружить(ся) víriť (sa) vrtinčiti (se) kovitlati se virvla runt หมุน; หมุนรอบ fırıl fırıl dön(dür)mek 打漩(渦) крутитися у вирі تیزی سے گردش کرنا cuộn, xoáy, cuốn đi 打漩（涡）

n

a whirling or circling motion or shape The dancers came on stage in a swirl of colour. draaibeweging حَرَكَةٌ دَوّامِيَّه водовъртеж víření hvirvel der Wirbel στροβιλισμός torbellino keerd چرخش pyörre tourbillon מְּעַרבּוֹלֶת भंवर, चक्कर vir, vrtlog forgatag gerakan berputar snúningur; hvirfill; iða turbine 渦巻き 소용돌이 sukimasis, sūkurys virpulis; jūklis lingkaran werveling virvling, virvel wir, skręt remoinho vârtej водоворот; кружение vírenie vrtinec kovitlac virvel, virvlande การหมุนรอบ fırıl fırıl dön(dür)me 旋動 вир; круговерть چکر دار حرکت یا شکل sự xoáy, hình xoáy 旋动