swirled
past simple and past participle ofswirl
swirl
verb
uk/swɜːl/us/swɝːl/[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tomovequicklywith atwisting,circularmovement, or to make something do this:
Thefogswirledthicklyaroundus.
Swirl a littleoilaroundthefryingpan.
Synonym
eddy
[I]
Ifideasorstoriesabout somebody or something swirl, they are oftenheardbut may not bebasedonfactor may not always say the same thing:
Rumours have swirled foryearsthat he is on thepointofretiring.
Much of thecontroversythat swirls around herignorestheactualcontentof herwork.
Compare
spreadverb
- Thickcigarsmokeswirled as the mendrankwhisky.
- Theoverflowingriverswirled around them.
- Try swirling somecreamintoscrambledeggs.
- Accusations swirled around Washington lastweekofpartisanvendettasandturfwars.
- Already,speculationis swirling that thecompanyis atakeovertarget.
- Conflictingreportshave swirled around thestatusof theSecretaryofState.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Revolving, rotating and spinning
Gossip and rumour
Examplesofswirled
swirled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The lid was lifted from time to time and the waterswirled.
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Most of the medium which contained mucilage was decanted and replaced by cold sterile seawater andswirledvigorously.
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Ethanol (95%; 200 l) was added to each well and gentlyswirledto release the dye from the cells.
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Reproach and counter-reproachswirledaround some technical refinements of theology.
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These are important matters, and the debate hasswirledround them.
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Her cutie mark is threeswirledmint candies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gas flows through the annular opening and atomizes liquid that is sprayed onto the plunger orswirledin from the top.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Frozen yogurt is also served in chocolate, vanilla, orswirledtogether.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Herring are traditionally harvested with herring rakes, long poles with spikes that areswirledaround in the schooling fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A translucent covering of cloudsswirledabove the tranquil blue, green and brown planet surface below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the 1919 series, and through the beginning of the 1920 baseball season, rumorsswirledthat some of the players had conspired to purposefully lose.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Smaller specimens would fall between the woven strips and back into the beds as the basket was gentlyswirledthrough the water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rumors of corruptionswirledaround the project from the outset.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When wine isswirledin a glass, ethanol evaporates quickly from the thin film of wine on the wall of the glass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another source of controversyswirledabout the amount of the donations relative to the size of the user population.
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