swirly

adjective

Definition of swirlynext
as in curving

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Recent Examples of swirly To make the swirly palette eggs, kids can brush squiggles of washable tempera paint on the eggs with a 1/2-inch-wide flat paintbrush. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026 Each nail features a different swirly design complete with that signature crisp French smile line. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 6 Mar. 2026 Try a dark green nail polish for a sophisticated vibe, or command more attention with an emerald cat eye or swirly matcha set. — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026 Whereas water molecules move together to form a swirly, coherent substance, electrons tend to fly past one another. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swirly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirly
  1. circular
  2. curling
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  • This is a place to order something sparkly—maybe the Broadway 75, a pale pink French 75 riff—to sip at the circular bar, or ensconced in the velvet banquette seats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a spa with a circular soaking pool, a cold plunge, a sauna and an outdoor bathhouse set into the Gorge.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of circular
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  • Dyson’s 2018 debut, the Airwrap, was a hair tool like no other—curling, smoothing, drying, and detangling without direct heat.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026
  • Today brings preliminary matches for women’s ice hockey, qualification runs for men’s big-air snowboarding, and, of course, more curling, which is the only sport industrious enough to have events every day through the Olympics.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of curling

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“Swirly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirly. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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