SWIRLS

Noun

swirls

plural of swirl

Verb

swirls

Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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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