Dictionary Entry

swirl

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /swɜːl/Used In Literature ↓

A whirling eddy.

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Common Phrases

around swirl. swirlchamber swirlswirl gently

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Poetry examples for “swirl”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

On the favour. That instant I smote.
One! Two! Three! How the dancers swirl round!

with black drops,
you swirl and crash--
you have broken off a weighted leaf

She is the victor who wins in the bout.
So may life's passions about her soul swirl,
Leaving it placid,—my little March girl.

While burns, wi’ snawy wreaths up-choked,
Wild-eddying swirl;
Or, thro’ the mining outlet bocked,

While burns, wi’ snawy wreaths up-choked,
Wild-eddying swirl,
Or, thro’ the mining outlet bocked,

While burns, wi' snawy wreeths up-choked,
Wild-eddying swirl.
Or through the mining outlet bocked,

I had the swirl and ache
From sprays of honeysuckle

Out of the fire my spirit-bread shall come
And my soul's gospel swirl from that red flame._