Swirl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the shape of something rotating rapidly

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɜːl/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɜːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɜːl/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɜːl/.

Examples

The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirl twiddle convolution vortex twirl eddy whirlpool purl

Parts of Speech

noun	the shape of something rotating rapidly
verb	turn in a twisting or spinning motion “The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
verb	flow in a circular current, of liquids

Word Forms

whirl	verb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
swirl	verb	flow in a circular current, of liquids
twirl	noun	the act of rotating rapidly
twirler	noun	(baseball) the person who does the pitching
swirl	noun	the shape of something rotating rapidly
twiddle	noun	a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
whirl	noun	confused movement
whirling	noun	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
eddy	noun	a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
whirlpool	noun	a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strudel

die Form von etwas, das sich schnell dreht

🇫🇷French

tourbillon

la forme de quelque chose qui tourne rapidement

🇪🇸Spanish

remolino

la forma de algo que gira rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

turbinio

la forma di qualcosa che ruota rapidamente

🇳🇱Dutch

werveling

de vorm van iets dat snel ronddraait

🇵🇹Portuguese

redemoinho

a forma de algo girando rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

вихрь

форма чего-то быстро вращающегося

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ुल्फ़

तेजी से घूमने वाली किसी चीज का आकार

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘূর্ণি

দ্রুত ঘোরানো কিছুর আকৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழல்

வேகமாக சுழலும் ஒன்றின் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుతాయి

వేగంగా తిరిగే ఏదో ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

वेगाने फिरणाऱ्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૂમવું

ઝડપથી ફરતી કોઈ વસ્તુનો આકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತು

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറങ്ങുക

വേഗത്തിൽ ഭ്രമണം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ആകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਘੁੰਮ ਰਹੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا

تیزی سے گھومنے والی کسی چیز کی شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漩涡

快速旋转的物体的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

渦巻く

急速に回転するものの形

🇰🇷Korean

소용돌이

빠르게 회전하는 물체의 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoáy

hình dạng của một cái gì đó quay nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

หมุน

รูปร่างของบางสิ่งบางอย่างหมุนอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keramaian

bentuk sesuatu yang berputar dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-inog

ang hugis ng isang bagay na mabilis na umiikot

🇲🇾Malay

berpusing

bentuk sesuatu yang berputar dengan pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوامة

شكل شيء يدور بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

چرخش

شکل چیزی که به سرعت می چرخد

🇹🇷Turkish

girdap

hızla dönen bir şeyin şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַרבּוֹלֶת

צורה של משהו שמסתובב במהירות

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The primary meaning of 'swirl' is 'the shape of something rotating rapidly'.

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