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swirl

DEFINITIONS OF: swirl

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v turn in a twisting or spinning motion

“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
Synonyms:
twiddle, twirl, whirl
Type of:
go around, revolve, rotate
turn on or around an axis or a center

v flow in a circular current, of liquids

Synonyms:
eddy, purl, whirl, whirlpool
Type of:
course, feed, flow, run
move along, of liquids

n the shape of something rotating rapidly

Synonyms:
convolution, vortex, whirl
Type of:
round shape
a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
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