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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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Mary Honkus, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to minimal artificial light and an expansive desert horizon, the Milky Way glows vividly, stretching across the sky in mesmerizing swirls of stars.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Rumors of a romance first swirled after the duo were photographed in November 2024 at a Halloween party, that .Paak captured on Instagram.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
This scent is pure nostalgia in a bottle, thanks to a captivating swirl of pure vanilla and comforting musk, along with a hint of chocolate and hinoki woods that makes this reminiscent of bake shops and summertime boardwalks.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to minimal artificial light and an expansive desert horizon, the Milky Way glows vividly, stretching across the sky in mesmerizing swirls of stars.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swirl. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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