swirl 
(swûrl)
(swûrl)v. swirled, swirl·ing, swirls
v.intr.
1. To move with a twisting or whirling motion; eddy. See Synonyms at turn.
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: swirled the drink with her straw.
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 adj.