[swirl] vb [ME] vi (14c) 1 a: to move with an eddying or whirling motion b: to pass in whirling confusion
2: to have a twist or convolution ~ vt: to cause to swirl -- swirl.ing.ly adv
[2]swirl n (15c) 1 a: a whirling mass or motion: eddy b: whirling confusion "a ~ of events"
2: a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
3: an act or instance of swirling