单词 | swirl |
释义 | swirl —swirlingly, adv. /swerrl/, v.i. 1. to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy. 2. to be dizzy or giddy, as the head. v.t. 3. to cause to whirl; twist. n. 4. a swirling movement; whirl; eddy. 5. a twist, as of hair around the head or of trimming on a hat. 6. any curving, twisting line, shape, or form. 7. confusion; disorder. [1375-1425; late ME (north) < Scand; cf. Norw svirla; c. D zwirrelen to whirl, G (dial.) schwirrlen to totter; all < a root *swir- (whence Dan svirre to whirl, G schwirren to whir) + -l- freq. suffix] Syn. 2. reel, spin. |
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