swirl

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

swirl (swûrl)v. swirled, swirl·ing, swirlsv. intr.
1. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy.
2. To be dizzy or disoriented.
3. To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.v. tr.
1. To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion. See Synonyms at turn.
2. To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.n.
1. A whirling or eddying motion or mass:
a swirl of white water.
2. Something, such as a curl of hair, that coils, twists, or whirls.
3. Whirling confusion or disorder: “high-pressure farce built around the swirl of mistaken identities” (Jay Carr).  [Middle English swyrl, eddy, probably of Low German or Scandinavian origin.] swirlʹy adj.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  whirl, vortex, convolution, eddy, purl, whirlpool, twirl, twiddle