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swirled

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verb

past tense of swirl
1
as in stirred
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down

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2
as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis swirled her skirts as she danced the tango

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirled
Adjective
  • Season 8 will be the last for the kids and the hormone monsters and their twisted coming-of-age tale.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • An attempt to streamline that story line would render Elden Ring not unlike Game of Thrones: a dark, twisted fantasy narrative where death rules over all.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The presence of these encampments stirred a debate about free speech — and what universities should and should not permit on campuses — that continued in our section well after students went home for the summer.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Belts and scarves can also be twirled and placed inside drawers or acrylic organizers, or, hung on closet rods with multi-tier hangers.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • After thirty minutes, Cohen and his chair were rotated ten degrees and measured again.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In the process, children’s relationship to their own mental and physical wellbeing, as well as healthy, intimate relationships with others, is profoundly warped.
    Lauren Coulman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Clamping to Reverse a Warped Door When the source of the problem is a warped cabinet door, replacing the hardware or adjusting the hinges will have little success in correcting its alignment.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Other accessories also included chunky rounded earrings, a dazzling ring and a loose gold watch which picked up his Miu Miu belt featuring a square gold buckle.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
  • In 2021, the company remodeled its flagship Boise store at the corner of 15th and State streets, which was built by Safeway in 1950 with a Marina-style rounded roof.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
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“Swirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirled. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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