In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SWIRLING
Adjective
swirling (not comparable)
that swirls
Noun
swirling (countable and uncountable, plural swirlings)
A pattern or motion that swirls.
Verb
swirling
present participle of swirl
Source: Wiktionary
SWIRL
Swirl, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swirling.] Etym: [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. *177. See Swarm, n.]
Definition: To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirled along." C. Kingsley.
Swirl, n.
Definition: A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent swirl of bats." Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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