Entry Word: swirl

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly <kept swirling her lemonade until I thought the sound of clinking ice would drive me insane> — see stir 1
2 to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis <swirled her skirts as she danced the tango> — see turn 1