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Meanings of swirl in English

Portuguese
turbilhão
Catalan
remolí

The shape of something rotating rapidly.

turbilhão
Catalan
arremolinar-se

Flow in a circular current, of liquids.

arremolinar-se
Catalan
arremolinar-se

Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.

arremolinar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "twirl"
Examples for "twirl"
1
And yet, the petals continue to twirl, teasing and edging you closer.
Good girls don't
2
I try not to wobble too much, and I twirl a lot.
The Guardian
3
I wanted to run and twirl and jump until I was soaked.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
4
This was small comfort to Lydia, watching the pretty groups twirl by.
Lydia of the Pines
5
The coachman did a little twirl in the middle of the road.
I shall wear midnight
1
I stared down at my hand and tried to twiddle my fingers.
Dead beat
2
What can you do with four days except fret and thumb-twiddle?
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
Jackson hesitated and I saw his hands twiddle over his buttons.
Dogs of war
4
Periodically her hand would crawl down to my groin to tweak and twiddle.
Disciple of the dog
5
She had never been willing to sit and twiddle her thumbs.
White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor of Calab...
Usage of swirl in English
1
The warning comes as questions swirl through financial markets over Deutsche Bank.
Reuters
2
It is easy to forget everything else, and let time swirl away.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
3
The water-carrier of the moment disappeared in a swirl of excited contestants.
African Camp Fires
4
His Beverly Hills home became the scene of a constant social swirl.
Wired
5
Then there are the personal expectations that swirl around the new leader.
The Guardian
6
The swirl of the current swept him into the shallower stream below.
The Highgrader
7
With a mad swirl the trading begins in a roar of voices.
Deep Furrows
8
When it was removed, the water rushed out with a rapid swirl.
The new yorker
9
When the noise ceased, they plainly heard the swirl of the water.
The Captain of the Kansas
10
A dank swirl of brown water lapped at an almost empty beach.
News.com.au
11
Add the water, salt, pepper, coriander, and cardamom; swirl just to combine.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
12
A crowd of people had gathered, with a swirl in the centre.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
13
Add the coconut milk, water, and salt, if using; swirl to combine.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
14
The sky darkened and the smoke seemed to swirl down upon us.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
15
The Ly-cilph observed the swirl of energistic patterns raging throughout his body.
The Reality Dysfunction
16
Add the stock, parsley, thyme, peas, and sautéed carrots; swirl to combine.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common