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verb

ˈswər(-ə)l

Definition of swirl

as in to stir

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down

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as in to turn

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis swirled her skirts as she danced the tango

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Recent Examples of swirl

Verb

By noon the sky seemed lighter, but a fresh wind kept patches of dust swirling in the street. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 There are plenty of theories swirling around the internet, with many believing Rosalía’s legs are, well, fake. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

Ocean-facing rooms have hot tubs built into the balconies and few things are more relaxing than watching the neon-pinky swirl of sunset from the tub, through the layer of jungle bush. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 By the end of the day, after a swirl of social media backlash, the chapter had taken down the voter guide post. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swirl

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Verb

To a small bowl, add the tamarind purée, chiles, garlic, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and salt and stir to combine.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of stir

Verb

He’s handcuffed to this stupid project, and swaths of people have instantly turned their back on him without knowing any of the facts.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
By July, the side project turned into a full-time job when MLB hired Weingardt as a principal product manager to explore changes to its flagship app.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of turn

Noun

The idea grew from her work at Sunshine, where Mayer’s team concluded that about 60% of a typical camera roll is worth sharing.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Battles over voter rolls, citizenship and federal authority There are secretary of state contests in 26 states this November.

— Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of roll

Verb

When the device rotates, the frequencies of these signals shift slightly relative to each other.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
But having a card that earns 2X rewards everywhere doesn't restrict you from opening a rewards card that earns a 3X return on popular categories or 5% back on rotating categories.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotate

Noun

But after a trade to Charlotte for center Mark Williams was rescinded, Knecht never settled back into the rotation.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Rookie guard Ryan Conwell might be ready to be in the Heat’s rotation sooner than some expected.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotation

Verb

Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
That level of control precluded a Vatican media operation from spinning tall tales as occurred during John Paul's reign.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of spin

Noun

And the storm may have particularly gotten a boost from a large, deep warm-water eddy in the Gulf of Mexico, hurricane specialist Michael Lowry wrote on Substack.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, smaller eddies and vortices near the perimeter feed the giant maelstrom in the center.

— Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of eddy

Verb

Wellsley Farms Maple Pecan Danish A delightfully sweet breakfast treat or a post-dinner dessert, these maple pecan danishes are flaky pastries twirled with maple and pecans.

— Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026
The woman also said Dominguez put his arms around her and picked her up to twirl her when no one else was around, the newspaper reported.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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