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swirl

[ swurl ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
  2. to be dizzy or giddy, as the head.

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verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to whirl; twist.

noun

  1. a swirling movement; whirl; eddy.
  2. a twist, as of hair around the head or of trimming on a hat.
  3. any curving, twisting line, shape, or form.
  4. confusion; disorder.

swirl

/ ²õ·Éɜ˱ô /

verb

  1. to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion
  2. intr to be dizzy; swim

    my head was swirling

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a whirling or spinning motion, esp in water
  2. a whorl; curl
  3. the act of swirling or stirring
  4. dizzy confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ·É¾±°ù±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
  • ˈ²õ·É¾±°ù±ô²â, adjective
  • ˈ²õ·É¾±°ù±ô¾±²Ô²µly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ·É¾±°ù±ôi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€È´·É¾±°ù±ô verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swirl1

1375–1425; late Middle English (north) < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian svirla; cognate with Dutch zwirrelen to whirl, German (dial.) schwirrlen to totter; all < a root *swir- (whence Danish svirre to whirl, German schwirren to whir) + -l- frequentative suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swirl1

C15: probably from Dutch zwirrelen; related to Norwegian svirla, German schwirren
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