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Synonyms
swirl (swûrl)

[Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.]

verb: swirled, swirl·ing, swirls. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy.
  2. To be dizzy or disoriented.
  3. To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion. See synonyms at turn
  2. To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.

noun 

  1. A whirling or eddying motion or mass: a swirl of white water.
  2. Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls.
  3. Whirling confusion or disorder: “high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identities” (Jay Carr)

derivatives

swirĺy
adjective