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adjective
- 1. moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern: "the swirling waves"
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moving quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or seeming to do this: The audience seemed at times to be a single swirling mass. The swirling patterns of the carpet and soft furnishings came as rather a shock. Fewer examples. I peered down at the swirling jet-black water. The birds were partly hidden in the swirling sea mist.
to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or to make something do this: The fog swirled thickly around us. Swirl a little oil around the frying pan. Synonym. eddy. [ I ] If ideas or stories about somebody or something swirl, they are often heard but may not be based on fact or may not always say the same thing:
noun. 1. a. : a whirling mass or motion : eddy. b. : whirling confusion. a swirl of events. 2. : a twisting shape, mark, or pattern.
SWIRLING meaning: 1. moving quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or seeming to do this: 2. moving quickly…. Learn more.
1. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion. 2. (intr) to be dizzy; swim: my head was swirling. n. 3. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water.
verb. If you swirl something liquid or flowing, or if it swirls, it moves round and round quickly. She smiled, swirling the drink in her glass. [VERB noun] The black water swirled around his legs, reaching almost to his knees. [VERB preposition/adverb] She swirled the ice-cold liquid around her mouth.
To swirl is to turn in circles or spirals, the way a leaf caught in a whirlpool swirls, or a toy duck swirls in the bathtub as you empty the water out. Smoke might swirl up from your campfire, keeping the mosquitos that swirl through the air nearby from biting you.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective swirling mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective swirling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
Factsheet. What does the noun swirl mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swirl. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. swirl has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. hats (1900s) mechanics (1920s) motoring (1920s) Entry status.
to move around quickly in a circle; to make something do this. (+ adv./prep.) The water swirled down the drain. A long skirt swirled around her ankles. swirling mists. swirl something (+ adv./prep.) He took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
