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swirl

To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

I swirled my brush around in the paint.
Origin: From , probably from , a frequentative form of . Cognate with , sworl, , , . Compare also , , , , , . Related to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Nothing says autumn like pumpkin muffin and a caramel swirl cold brew 🧡”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Good morning! Start your midday with a smooth caramel swirl cold brew from Dunkin’ 🥤”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Space, the Final Frontier. No One Has Gone Before RPG dice set are a swirl of sparkly dark red and black, with blue numbers. This is an Adventure Dice original dice set!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She can. But she considers it beneath her. She likes to arrive in a swirl of crimson fog instead.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Things I hold #dear swirl like a whirlpool pulling me under suffocating me with all Parataxis loves me so Polyphonic layering like a pea under the pillows placed by anaphoric loading semantic saturation heavy like a blanket #vss365”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(intransitive, figurative) To circulate.

The contest was a lot more even in the second half, as the wind swirled around the Stadium of Light, but it took Craig Gardner's superb block to prevent Young getting on the scoresheet.
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  • “Nagai finally stops her teasing and takes him into her mouth, warm, wet and soft around him. Her tongue continues to swirl around it while she bobs her head, those heavy tits of hers swinging with each movement. She hums around his cock, her arousal growing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.

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  • “Nothing says October like glazed munchkins and a caramel swirl cold brew 🍂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Lessee... shortlist? - Reminders - A Rhyme Scheme - Neon Reverie - Rumination Kiss - Dwhistle - Swirl Thresholds (Passed My Stress) - Here2Gether”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sip a smooth caramel swirl cold brew at Dunkin’ this afternoon 🍩”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “$50.00USD – Vintage Pepsi Bottles Swirl Twisted Ridge Painted Label 8 and 12 ounce – Used”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A warm caramel swirl cold brew pairs with the glow of lanterns of New England fall 🍩”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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