Thesaurus results for SWIRLS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swirl

as in stirs

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down

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as in twirls

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis swirled her skirts as she danced the tango

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swirls

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noun

plural of swirl

as in eddies

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Recent Examples of swirls

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To load the product onto the brush, Barnes swirls the tool into the pan twice and taps it twice to prevent fallout. —

Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025 The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd. —

Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 But as the trial date approaches and uncertainty swirls over what the lawsuit could mean for the future of stock car racing, many of the team owners expressed a feeling of urgency to see the litigation resolved and indicated the current charter system was vital for their continued existence. —

Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025 Energy has had a tremendous five-year run, but investors have been cautious in 2025 as uncertainty swirls around policymakers. —

Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirls

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In a cave that sheltered freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad, their uncle shares a story of a creature that stirs at night.

— William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Where the pre-retroshade plants seeds and the retrograde stirs them up, the post-retroshade is where clarity arrives and choices get made.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026