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swirl — swirl1 [swə:l US swə:rl] v 1.) [I and T] to move around quickly in a twisting circular movement, or to make something do this swirl around/round ▪ Smoke swirled around her. swirl sth around/round ▪ He swirled the brandy around in his glass. ▪ The … Dictionary of contemporary English
swirl´ing|ly — swirl «swurl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move or drive along with a twisting motion; whirl: »dust swirling in the air, a stream swirling over rocks. Figurative. The heat and noise made my head swirl. 2. to twist or curl: »a lock of hair swirled… … Useful english dictionary
Swirl (band) — Swirl were a Sydney, Australia based indie rock band, formed around 1990, who released three albums. Their debut Aurora (1992) was mostly rock with some shoegazer elements, such as extensive use of guitar fuzz and reverb on vocals. Their next… … Wikipedia
Swirl (organization) — Swirl is an anti racist grassroots organization, incorporated in 2000, that serves the mixed heritage community. It aims to develop a national consciousness around mixed heritage issues to empower members to organize and take action towards… … Wikipedia
swirl — [v] spin around agitate, boil, churn, coil, crimp, crisp, curl, eddy, purl, roil, roll, snake, surge, swoosh*, twirl, whirl, whirlpool, whorl, wriggle; concepts 145,738 … New thesaurus
Swirl How — Infobox Mountain Name = Swirl How Photo = Swirl how.jpg Caption = Swirl How from Great Carrs Elevation = 804 m, (2,637 ft)(disputed) Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Southern Fells Prominence = c 411 m (disputed) Coordinates =… … Wikipedia
swirl — I UK [swɜː(r)l] / US [swɜrl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms swirl : present tense I/you/we/they swirl he/she/it swirls present participle swirling past tense swirled past participle swirled to move quickly in circles, or to make… … English dictionary
swirl — swirl1 [ swɜrl ] verb intransitive or transitive to move quickly in circles, or make something move in this way: Snowflakes were swirling all around us. John swirled the ice around in the bottom of his glass. swirl swirl 2 [ swɜrl ] noun count a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swirl — [[t]swɜrl[/t]] v. i. 1) to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy 2) to be dizzy or giddy, as the head 3) to cause to whirl; twist 4) a swirling movement; whirl; eddy 5) a twist, as of hair around the head 6) any curving,… … From formal English to slang
swirl — [[t]swɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] swirls, swirling, swirled V ERG If you swirl something liquid or flowing, or if it swirls, it moves round and round quickly. [V n] She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass... [V prep/adv] The black water swirled around his… … English dictionary
swirl — 1 verb (I, T) to turn around quickly in a twisting circular movement, or make something do this: He swirled the brandy around in his glass. | The river had become a swirling torrent. 2 noun (C) 1 a swirling movement (+ of): a swirl of dust 2 a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
