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swirl

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1. swirl - Noun

2. swirl - Verb

Meaning

To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. James A. Michener

To paraphrase the great poet Dante, the heavens swirl above us and our eyes are still cast to the ground. Vanna Bonta

The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death. Robert Jordan

We seem to inhabit a universe made up of a small number of elements-particles-bits that swirl in chaotic clouds, occasionally clustering together in geometrically logical temporary configurations. Timothy Leary

I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. Sean Astin

Drowned idols swirl like seeds in chaos' wine. Look, Job! Caught Beauty, held to light, now apes A good, now evil, thing - the shifting sign And spectrum of archaic, psychic shapes. Philip José Farmer

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