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swirl

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The meaning (definition) of the word swirl

to spin around and around in a curve

The word swirl used in a sentence

“The water began to swirl down the drain”

Words that mean the same as swirl (synonyms)

spintwirl

How the word swirl is said around the world

Frenchtourbillonner (toor-bee-yoh-NAY)
Spanishgirar (hee-RAHR)
Mandarin打旋 (dah shwen)
Hindiघूमना (GHOOM-nah)
Arabicيَدُورُ (ya-DOOR)
Russianкружиться (kru-ZHEET-sa)
Portuguese (EU)rodopiar (roh-thoo-PYAR)
Portuguese (BR)girar (zhee-RAHR)
Japaneseうずまく (oo-zoo-MAH-koo)
Germanwirbeln (VEER-beln)
Urduگھومنا (ghoom-NA)
Punjabiਘੁੰਮਣਾ (GHUM-naa)
Korean소용돌이치다 (soh-yong-doh-lee-CHEE-dah)
Hebrewלהסתחרר (leh-hees-tahkh-RER)
Greekστροβιλίζομαι (stroh-vee-LEE-zoh-meh)
Dutchronddraaien (RONT-dry-un)
Tagalogumikot (oo-MEE-kot)
Vietnamesexoáy (swye)
Turkishdönmek (DURN-mek)
Persianچرخیدن (char-khee-DAN)
Polishwirować (vee-ROH-vach)
Ukrainianзакручуватися (zah-kroo-CHOO-vah-tih-syah)
Bengaliঘুরপাক খাওয়া (ghoor-PAHK KHAH-wa)
Swedishvirvla (VEER-vlah)
Italiangirare (jee-RA-reh)

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