swirled; swirling; swirls
1
a
: to move with an eddying or whirling motion
swirling water
b
: to pass in whirling confusion
2
: to have a twist or convolution
: to cause to swirl
swirled her drink
Examples of swirl in a Sentence
Verb
The water swirled around the drain.
kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down
Noun
A swirl of smoke rose from the chimney.
He painted swirls of color on the canvas.
ice cream with chocolate swirls
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Verb
These multiband images will help disentangle features like swirling gas and magnetic fields, painting a more dynamic, multidimensional portrait of black hole environments.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Rumors have been swirling around Idris replacing the late Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/The Black Panther for the better part of 2025.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
These drinks run on the sweeter side but are amazing in summer when mixed into swirls of different slushies which can be had by the pitcher and even to go.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The swirl of activity raises questions about what law enforcement knew about the gambling operation, which Lopez allegedly helped run, and whether that knowledge affected its response.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swirl. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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swirl
1 of 2 noun1
: a whirling mass or motion : eddy
2
: whirling confusion
lost in the swirl of events
3
: a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
swirl
2 of 2 verb1
: to move with or pass in a swirl
2
: to be marked with or arranged in swirls
3
: to cause to swirl
swirlingly
adverb
ˈswər-liŋ-lē
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