Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Swirl — may refer to:* Swirl (band), an Australian indie rock band * Swirl (organization), an anti racist grassroots organization * Swirl 360, a melodic pop rock band * Swirl People, a Belgian house music project * Sega Swirl, a puzzle game for the Sega… … Wikipedia
Swirl — Swirl, n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. The silent swirl of bats. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swirl — swirl·er; swirl·ing·ly; swirl; … English syllables
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. [root]177. See {Swarm}, n.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swirl — [swʉrl] vi. [ME (Scot) swyrl, prob. < Norw dial. svirla, freq. of sverra, to whirl: for IE base see SWARM1] 1. to move with a twisting, whirling motion; eddy 2. to swim, or be dizzy, as the head vt. to cause to swirl; whirl n. 1. a swirling… … English World dictionary
swirl — vb circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, pirouette … New Dictionary of Synonyms
swirl — [v] spin around agitate, boil, churn, coil, crimp, crisp, curl, eddy, purl, roil, roll, snake, surge, swoosh*, twirl, whirl, whirlpool, whorl, wriggle; concepts 145,738 … New thesaurus
swirl — ► VERB ▪ move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. ► NOUN ▪ a swirling movement or pattern. DERIVATIVES swirly adjective. ORIGIN perhaps Low German or Dutch … English terms dictionary
swirl|y — «SWUR lee», adjective. 1. twisted. 2. knotty; gnarled … Useful english dictionary
Swirl — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le terme Swirl peut désigner : Musique Swirl, un groupe de Rock indépendant australien. Swirl 360, une groupe de musique pop rock. Swirl People, un… … Wikipédia en Français
