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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Recent Examples of swirl
Verb
Wednesday Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, is set to give a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, with questions swirling about inflation and interest rates.—Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Engagement rumors began swirling in 2023 after Hamrick was seen sporting a sparkling diamond on her ring finger.—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
The Hershey's Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut features an unglazed shell doughnut, filled with a caramel cheesecake cream, dipped in milk chocolate icing and topped with chocolate cookie crumb and a salted caramel swirl.—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 Today’s styles run the gamut from nostalgic hearts and classic knots to bursting stars and beachy swirls.—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swirl
Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, thyme, 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
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Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
But in his second term, Trump's aggressive trade policies and confrontational stance toward America's allies are threatening to turn that populist wave into a dangerous undertow.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost.
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Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Rae twirled ethereally next to the Venezuela electronic music diva, who delivered an overal avant-garde set, also bringing out Tokischa for a duet.
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Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
In the balletic battles staged by director Kazuya Tsurumaki (of FLCL and Evangelion fame), humanoid hunks of metal leap and twirl across the stars before smashing into space colonies or each other.
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