Antonyms for swirl
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : swurl |
| Phonetic Transcription : swÉœrl |
Definition of swirl
Origin :- early 15c., "whirlpool, eddy," originally Scottish, perhaps related to dialectal Norwegian svirla or Dutch zwirrelen "to whirl." The meaning "whirling movement" is from 1818.
- verb spin around
- Then a swirl of other Mercutians anxious to get at the Earthman eddied him out of view.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be seen.
- Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy
- It must be glorious to be in the rush and swirl of all this splendid effort, whatever comes of it!
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Pete shut the door of the bar-room, and then the wind was heard to swirl through the porch.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- This was sufficient recommendation for Henry, in the swirl of his agitation, to loose his tongue.
- Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
- The dance began with a swirl of noise and hilarious confusion.
- Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
- Kitty threw a crust to the goldfish and watched them swirl about it greedily.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- What if the dust did swirl up in blinding sheets from the south?
- Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
- The swirl of the current swept him into the shallower stream below.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- I tried twice; and the second time I landed him right in the swirl.
- Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
Synonyms for swirl
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