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swirl |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr & vb n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. [root]177. See {Swarm}, n.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. ``The river swirled along.'' --C. Kingsley. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swirl \Swirl\, n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. ``The silent swirl of bats.'' --Mrs. Browning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: swirl n : the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {vortex}, {convolution}] v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {twiddle}, {whirl}] 2: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl}, {gurge}, {whirlpool}, {whirl}]
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