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swirl definition

swirl (swʉrl)

intransitive verb

  1. to move with a twisting, whirling motion; eddy
  2. to swim, or be dizzy, as the head

Etymology: ME (Scot) swyrl, prob. < Norw dial. svirla, freq. of sverra, to whirl: for IE base see swarm

transitive verb

to cause to swirl; whirl

noun

  1. a swirling motion; whirl; eddy
  2. something having a twisting, curving form; twist; curl; whirl; whorl
  3. dizzy confusion

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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