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1. (v.i.) swirl
to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
2. swirl
to be dizzy or giddy, as the head.
3. (v.t.) swirl
to cause to whirl; twist.
4. (n.) swirl
a swirling movement; whirl; eddy.
5. swirl
a twist, as of hair around the head.
6. swirl
any curving, twisting line, shape, or form.
7. swirl
confusion; disorder.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < Scand; cf. Norw svirla, c. D zwirrelen to whirl, dial. G schwirrlen to totter)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
the shape of something rotating rapidly
2. (verb) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
3. (verb) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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1. (verb) swirl
to move in quick circles
water swirling around the rocks; Her skirt swirled as she danced.
2. swirl
(of ideas or information) to be passed quickly around a group
rumors swirling around the news room; a swirl of dust; a swirl of accusations
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| Definition of 'swirl' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) swirl
to whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy
2. (noun) swirl
a whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl
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Sense: to (cause to) move quickly, with a whirling or circling motion
The leaves were swirled along the ground by the wind.
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 Afrikaans: draai, warrel |
 Arabic: يَدور كالدَّوّامَه |
 Bulgarian: въртя се |
 Brazilian: redemoinhar |
 Czech: vířit |
 German: wirbeln |
 Danish: hvirvle |
 Greek: στροβιλίζω, στροβιλίζομαι |
 Spanish: arremolinar(se), girar |
 Estonian: keerlema, keerutama |
 Farsi: چرخ زدن |
 Finnish: kieppua |
 French: (faire) tourbillonner |
 Hebrew: לַנוֱע בִּמְּעַרבּוֹלֶת |
 Hindi: चक्कर खाते हुए बहना, चक्क |
 Croatian: praviti virove, vrtjeti s |
 Hungarian: örvénylik |
 Indonesian: berputar-putar |
 Icelandic: þyrla(st) |
 Italian: turbinare, mulinare |
 Japanese: 渦巻く |
 Korean: 소용돌이치다 |
 Lithuanian: sukti(s) |
 Latvian: virpuļot; griezties |
 Malay: berpusar |
 Dutch: (doen) wervelen |
 Norwegian: virvle, sno, snurre |
 Polish: wirować, kręcić się |
 Persian: چرخ زدن |
 Pashto: څرخ وهل |
 Portuguese: redemoinhar |
 Romanian: a (se)învolbura |
 Russian: кружить(ся) |
 Slovak: víriť (sa) |
 Slovenian: vrtinčiti (se) |
 Serbian: kovitlati se |
 Swedish: virvla runt |
 Thai: หมุน; หมุนรอบ |
 Turkish: fırıl fırıl dön(dür)mek |
 Taiwanese: 打漩(渦) |
 Ukrainian: крутитися у вирі |
 Urdu: تیزی سے گردش کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cuộn, xoáy, cuốn đi |
 Chinese: 打漩（涡） |
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