2 entries under this word

Swirl

Swirl, v. t. & i.

verbtransitiveintransitive

[imp. & p. p. SWIRLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SWIRLING.] [Icel. swirra.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, in an eddy.

The river swirled along, glassy no more, but dingy gray with autumn rains and rotting leaves. C. Kingsley.

noun

n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water, wind, or snow; a whirl; a gyration. “Fiery swirls of slime.” E. B. Browning.

The silent swirl Of bats, that seem to follow in the air Some grand circumference of a shadowy dome. E. B. Browning.