Category: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.]

Defn: to whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "the river swirled Along." C. Kingsley.

Swirl Swirl, n.

Defn: a whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "the silent Swirl of bats." Mrs. Browning.