Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swirl
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swirl
Entailment of verb swirl
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb swirl
2 senses of swirl
Sense 1
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
=> revolve, go around rotate
Sense 2
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
=> run, flow, course
Familiarity of verb swirl
swirl used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swirl
Sense 1
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
=> revolve, go around rotate
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Sense 2
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
=> run, flow, course
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Overview of verb swirl
The verb swirl has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind")
2. (3) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl -- (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
Overview of adj swirling
The adj swirling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) whirling, swirling -- (moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents")
Antonyms of adj swirling
1 sense of swirling
Sense 1
whirling, swirling
INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving
Similarity of adj swirling
1 sense of swirling
Sense 1
whirling, swirling
=> moving (vs. nonmoving)
Attributes of adj swirling
Familiarity of adj swirling
swirling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj swirling
swirling
Overview of verb swirl
The verb swirl has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind")
2. (3) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl -- (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
Overview of adj swirling
The adj swirling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) whirling, swirling -- (moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents")
swirling definition
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