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[ verb ] flow in a circular current, of liquids
Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Greek civilization was swirling toward its great revolution , in which the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook were suddenly to break forth . |
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[ verb ] turn in a twisting or spinning motion
Examples "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Used in print (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)The water in Thor 's big swimming_pool had been covered with a blanket of thick , foamy soapsuds - fashioned , of_course , from ZING - Joyce had dived from the board into the pool , then swirled and cavorted in her luxurious `` bath '' while cameras rolled . |
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[ noun ] the shape of something rotating rapidly
Synonyms Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He thought_of Simms_Purdew , who once had risen at the edge of a cornfield , a maniacal scream on his lips , and swung a clubbed musket like a flail to beat down the swirl of Rebel bayonets about him . Related terms |
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