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verb

Definition of SWIRL

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>

Synonyms agitate, churn, swirl, wash, whirl

Related Words beat, paddle, whip, whisk; reel, shake, wheel

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>

Synonyms pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, swivel, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl

Related Words screw, unscrew; twiddle; coil, crank, reel, wind; circulate