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(transitive, intransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy. / To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl. / (figuratively) To circulate.

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swirl

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Source Word

swirl

IPA(Pronunciation)

/swɜːl/

intransitive transitive figuratively

Japanese Meaning

渦巻く；回転する / 螺旋状に形成・配置される / （比喩的に）循環・拡散する

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After the storm, the leaves swirl across the sidewalk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、葉が歩道の上を渦を巻いて舞い散っている。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

I swirled my brush around in the paint.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.

Sense（3）

(figuratively) To circulate.

Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

swirls

（ present singular third-person ）

swirling

（ participle present ）

swirled

（ participle past ）

swirled

（ past ）

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