swirl

Definitions

1. 1.To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirled along." C. Kingsley.
2. 2.A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent swirl of bats." Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirled along." C. Kingsley called?
• What is a whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent swirl of bats." Mrs. Browning called?