swirl  (swûrl) 
v.
swirled, swirl·ing, swirls
v.
intr.
To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy. To be dizzy or disoriented. To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
v.
tr.
To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion. See Synonyms at turn. To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
n. A whirling or eddying motion or mass: a swirl of white water. Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls. Whirling confusion or disorder: "high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identities" (Jay Carr).
[Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.]
swirl'y adj. |
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