Definition of aswirl in English:
aswirl
adverb & adjectiveəˈswəːləˈswərl
Covered or surrounded with something swirling; swirling.
as adverb she shook her head, sending the streamers aswirl
Example sentencesExamples
- Rumors are aswirl on campus that she actually slept on the floor at a freshman dorm.
- Rumors are already aswirl about a top-level study on how to restructure the consulting business.
- One was a rousing version of a polka that would set us all aswirl, spinning giddy circles until we crashed into each other.
- In a media world aswirl with public condemnation and calumny, a few journalists tried with difficulty to keep their heads.
- By contrast, the exhibition's centerpiece demonstrates that the fragmented nature of modern reality can be restored to classical holism with a harmonious composition featuring several figures aswirl in a rhythmic ritual dance.
Definition of aswirl in US English:
aswirl
adverb & adjectiveəˈswərl
Swirling; covered or surrounded with something swirling.
as adverb she shook her head, sending the streamers aswirl
as predicative adjective flowers aswirl with bees
Example sentencesExamples
- One was a rousing version of a polka that would set us all aswirl, spinning giddy circles until we crashed into each other.
- Rumors are aswirl on campus that she actually slept on the floor at a freshman dorm.
- Rumors are already aswirl about a top-level study on how to restructure the consulting business.
- By contrast, the exhibition's centerpiece demonstrates that the fragmented nature of modern reality can be restored to classical holism with a harmonious composition featuring several figures aswirl in a rhythmic ritual dance.
- In a media world aswirl with public condemnation and calumny, a few journalists tried with difficulty to keep their heads.