adj.
Pronunciation: ' sw ə r-l ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: swirl · i · er ; -est
Date: 1785
1 Scottish : KNOTTED , TWISTED
2 : that swirls : SWIRLING <the swirly water of the rapids>
adj.
Pronunciation: ' sw ə r-l ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: swirl · i · er ; -est
Date: 1785
1 Scottish : KNOTTED , TWISTED
2 : that swirls : SWIRLING <the swirly water of the rapids>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012