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To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

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  1. n. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
  2. n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.
  3. n. the shape of something rotating rapidly
  4. v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  5. v. flow in a circular current, of liquids
  6. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirled along." C. Kingsley. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent swirl of bats." Mrs. Browning.
  7. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirledalong." C. Kingsley.
  8. n:26/v:74 n the shape of something rotating rapidly v turn in a twisting or spinning motion v flow in a circular current, of liquids