swirled; swirling; swirls
1
a
: to move with an eddying or whirling motion
swirling water
b
: to pass in whirling confusion
2
: to have a twist or convolution
: to cause to swirl
swirled her drink
Examples of swirl in a Sentence
Verb
The water swirled around the drain.
kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down
Noun
A swirl of smoke rose from the chimney.
He painted swirls of color on the canvas.
ice cream with chocolate swirls
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
With rumors swirling about meetings and plans for specific teams, here is a prediction for where the top remaining quarterback options this offseason will play.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Chocolate Fudge Brownie: Chocolate light ice cream filled with chewy fudge brownies and swirls of brownie batter.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
No one doubts the charismatic star is headed back to WWE, as rumors have swirled about his return over the past six months.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
With rumors swirling about meetings and plans for specific teams, here is a prediction for where the top remaining quarterback options this offseason will play.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
That’s why the Maryland demand – coming in the midst of a swirl of legislative hostility and intense legal scrutiny – seems like a much bigger deal than the prior cease-and-desist letters.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Chocolate Fudge Brownie: Chocolate light ice cream filled with chewy fudge brownies and swirls of brownie batter.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swirl. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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swirl
1 of 2 noun1
: a whirling mass or motion : eddy
2
: whirling confusion
lost in the swirl of events
3
: a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
swirl
2 of 2 verb1
: to move with or pass in a swirl
2
: to be marked with or arranged in swirls
3
: to cause to swirl
swirlingly
adverb
ˈswər-liŋ-lē
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