Meaning & use
Swirl
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To move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.
See it in a sentence
Leaves swirled around the yard in the autumn wind.
She swirled the wine in her glass before taking a sip.
A note on using this word
The word can also function as a noun describing the twisting pattern itself, as in a "swirl of color."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A twisting, spiraling pattern or shape.
The marble countertop had beautiful swirls of gray and white.
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