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Swirl

Swirl

,

Verb.

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. √177. See

,

Noun.

]

To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

“The river swirled along.”

C. Kingsley.

Swirl

,

Noun.

A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.

“The silent swirl of bats.”

Mrs. Browning.