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- Dictionaryswirl/swərl/
verb
- 1. move in a twisting or spiraling pattern: "the smoke was swirling around him"
noun
- 1. a quantity of something moving in a swirl: "swirls of dust swept across the floor"
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The meaning of SWIRL is to move with an eddying or whirling motion. How to use swirl in a sentence.
SWIRL definition: 1. to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or to make something do this: 2. If ideas…. Learn more.
noun. a swirling movement; whirl; eddy. a twist, as of hair around the head or of trimming on a hat. any curving, twisting line, shape, or form. confusion; disorder. swirl. / swɜːl / verb. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion. intr to be dizzy; swim. my head was swirling.
To swirl is to turn in circles or spirals, the way a leaf caught in a whirlpool swirls, or a toy duck swirls in the bathtub as you empty the water out. Smoke might swirl up from your campfire, keeping the mosquitos that swirl through the air nearby from biting you.
1. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion. 2. (intr) to be dizzy; swim: my head was swirling. n. 3. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water. 4. a whorl; curl.
verb. 1. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion. 2. (intransitive) to be dizzy; swim. my head was swirling. noun. 3. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water. 4. a whorl; curl. 5. the act of swirling or stirring. 6. dizzy confusion.
• The sky hung low, a cloudy canvas with swirls of dark purple and stormy greys. swirl of • a swirl of dust • The sheets were covered in bright swirls of color. Origin swirl 2 (1400-1500) Probably from the sound of water going around
If you swirl something liquid or flowing, or if it swirls, it moves round and round quickly.
to be dizzy or giddy, as the head: [no object] Riding the roller coaster made my head swirl. n. a swirling movement. a twist, as of hair around the head. any curving, twisting line, shape, or form. confusion; disorder: [usually singular] Things were in a swirl at the office.
To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: surge. eddy. whirl. twiddle. twirl. whirlpool. purl.
