swirl

US: /ˈswɝɫ/
UK: /swˈɜːl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


swirl /swə:l/
  • danh từ
    • chỗ nước xoáy, chỗ nước cuộn
    • gió xoáy, gió lốc
    • động từ
      • cuộn, xoáy; cuốn đi, xoáy đi

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb [usually +adv./prep.] to move around quickly with a circular movement; to make sth do this: [V] The water swirled down the drain. + A long skirt swirled around her ankles. + swirling mists + [VN] He took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth.
    + noun
    1 the movement of sth that twists and turns in different directions and at different speeds: The dancers left the stage in a swirl of skirts.
    2 a pattern or an object that twists in a circular shape: The material is yellow with blue swirls on it. + The cakes were topped with swirls of cream.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 whirl, spin, eddy, churn, circulate, gyrate, surge, boil, seethe:
    Faster and faster the water swirled round in the maelstrom.
    2 twist, whirl, whorl, curl, roll, furl, spin, curve, spiral, twirl, wind (round):
    She swirled her hair round her head and fastened it with a large clip.
    n.
    3 twist, whirl, curl, roll, twirl, spiral:
    At the fabric exhibition swirls of textiles were decoratively displayed.

    Concise English dictionary


    swirls|swirled|swirlingswɜrl /swɜːl
    noun
    +the shape of something rotating rapidly
    verb
    +turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    +flow in a circular current, of liquids