Swirl (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Swirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swirling.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. √177. See Swarm, n.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. “The river swirled along.” C. Kingsley.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.