From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Swirl \Swirl\, n.
A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent
swirl of bats." --Mrs. Browning.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swirl
n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl},
{swirl}, {vortex}, {convolution}]
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {twiddle},
{whirl}]
2: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl},
{whirlpool}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
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