swirl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: swirl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for swirl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swirl n the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] v turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Synonym(s): twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl flow in a circular current, of liquids Synonym(s): eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. [fb]177. See {Swarm}, n.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. [bd]The river swirled along.[b8] --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swirl \Swirl\, n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. [bd]The silent swirl of bats.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.