VERB | motion | swirl, twirl, twiddle, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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motion | swirl, eddy, purl, whirlpool, whirl | flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids | |
NOUN | shape | swirl, whirl, vortex, convolution | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
Sounds | swer'l | |
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Rhymes | birle ... whorl: 16 rhymes with erl... |
Meaning | The shape of something rotating rapidly. | |
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Synonyms | whirl, vortex, convolution | |
Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
Spanish | convolución, remolino, voluta, vórtice | |
Catalan | remolí | |
Verbs | swirl | flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids |
swirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
Meaning | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" | |
Synonyms | twirl, twiddle, whirl | |
Broader | revolve, go around, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center |
Spanish | arremolinarse, arremolinar, girar, remolinear | |
Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, arrombollar-se, arrombollar, fer girar, girar | |
Nouns | swirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
Meaning | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | eddy, purl, whirlpool, whirl | |
Broader | run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
Spanish | arremolinarse, girar, remolinear | |
Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, arrombollar-se, arrombollar, girar | |
Nouns | swirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
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