v., swirled, swirl·ing, swirls.

v.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.]

swirly swirl'y adj.

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verb

1. To move or cause to move like a rapid rotary current of liquid: eddy, whirl. See move/halt, repetition.
2. To rotate rapidly: spin, twirl, whirl. See repetition.
3. To have the sensation of turning in circles: reel, spin, swim, whirl. See repetition.

The irregular wood grain pattern that surrounds knots or crotches, esp. found in veneer.

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This figure is a visually gentler version of regular crotch figure. As the name implies, the grain meanders and swirls around, often seeming to convolute and fold in upon itself. the densest portions of the swirl show up darker or shaded compared to the lighter surrounding wood. Swirl occurs in species including walnut, mahogany, cherry and maple.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hvirvle rundt, hirvle af sted
v. tr. - svinge rundt, hvirvle af sted
n. - hvirvel, hvirvlen

Nederlands (Dutch)
kolken, wervelen, dwarrelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - tourbillonner, tournoyer
v. tr. - faire tourbillonner, faire tournoyer
n. - tourbillon, tournoiement

Deutsch (German)
v. - (umher)wirbeln
n. - Herumwirbeln, Wirbel(bewegung)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στροβιλίζω/-ομαι, περιδινώ/-ούμαι
n. - στροβιλισμός, περιδίνηση, στρόβιλος, δίνη

Italiano (Italian)
turbinare, svolazzare, sollevare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - remoinhar
n. - remoinho (m)

Русский (Russian)
водоворот, завихрение, локон, лента на тулье шляпы, сучок, кружить в водовороте, кружиться в водовороте, вертеться, испытывать головокружение, обматывать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - arremolinarse, dar vueltas, girar
v. tr. - hacer girar
n. - remolino, torbellino, movimiento giratorio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - virvla runt (omkring), snurra
n. - virvel, virvlande, snurrande, virrvarr

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
打旋, 旋转, 晕眩, 昏乱, 卷曲, 盘绕, 使打旋, 使卷曲, 漩涡, 涡流, 卷曲状物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打旋, 旋轉, 暈眩, 昏亂, 捲曲, 盤繞
v. tr. - 使打旋, 使捲曲
n. - 打旋, 旋轉, 漩渦, 渦流, 捲曲狀物

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 소용돌이 치다, 빙빙 돌다
v. tr. - 소용돌이 치게 하다, 소용돌이에 휩쓸어 나르다
n. - 소용돌이, 소용돌이치는 모양, 머리 장식

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 渦を巻く, 旋回する, 渦に巻き込んで運ぶ, ふらふらする
n. - 渦巻き, 回転, 巻き毛, 混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتحرك كالدوامه (الاسم) دوامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסתובב, התערבל‬
v. tr. - ‮ערבל, סובב‬
n. - ‮הסתובבות, מערבולת, שיבולת, סלסול, בעל צורה גלית‬

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