swirl
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2.7
- noun
- /swɜrl/
:
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- A waitress brought them two cups of hot chocolate topped with swirls of chemically created fluff.
- a swirl of light
- swirl pattern
It's like a combo cinnamon swirl and cinnamon roll.
- It's like a combo cinnamon swirl and cinnamon roll.
- It's like a cool like pink, blue, yellow paint swirl.
- It's like an orangey highlighter with little swirls on it.
- This is the Tarte swirl power cheek brush.
- So first starting off with the toasted swirl bronzer.
- And, you know, we're in this swirl of relationships all the time that we take for granted.
Examples
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That is a counterclockwise swirl due to the Coriolis force.
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A swirl of people, their faces covered.
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It's got the little swirls on it.
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Rich maple color, good swirl.
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Meguet watched the colors in the water swirl, forming a reflection of her face.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now, however, the wind was picking up, tossing little swirls of dust across the turnaround.
Fiction book (1990) -
The water was level, but there were tiny swirls and miniature eddies coming from its circulation.
Fiction book (1991) -
The dancer created a beautiful swirl of fabric as she moved gracefully across the stage.
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A swirl of colorful leaves danced in the wind as autumn arrived.
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She admired the intricate swirl of cream in her coffee before taking a sip.
Synonyms
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7.2
A spinning mass of air or water that pulls things toward its center
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3.7
A fast spinning movement that turns in circles
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6.7
A small whirl of water or air that turns back from the main flow
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Swirl comes from an old word that meant 'to twist' or 'turn' and is like the word whirl. Think of smoke or cream making a twisting, spiral shape — that's why a swirl is a twisting or spiral form.