What's the difference between skirl and swirl?

Skirl


Definition:

  • (v. t.& i.) To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.
  • (n.) A shrill cry or sound.

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Swirl


Definition:

  • (n.) To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
  • (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
  • (2) Veryan has developed a stent – a metal mesh tube inserted in an artery – that mimics the natural swirl of the blood flow, which researchers have found improves outcomes for patients with circulation problems.
  • (3) Compare her with Megan Draper, who is in a minidress too, but one that is several inches shorter and boasts the swirling lava-lamp prints that may have been seen in Vogue at the time.
  • (4) The authors report a case of myocardial infarction complicated by a false aneurysm of the posterior wall of the left ventricle, the diagnosis of which was confirmed, for the first time, by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) which provided better definition of the anatomical features of the lesion: visualisation of the particularly wide neck (5 cm) and the site of rupture of the myocardium; demonstration of the presence in the false aneurysm with a thin pericardial wall of a large thrombus of different acoustic density, itself overlain by swirling whorls.
  • (5) A perfect storm is now swirling around capital punishment in America, and it is a storm that Europe has had a strong hand in creating.
  • (6) Turn the pork once and don't stir but gently swirl the sauce as it cooks.
  • (7) Speculation about YouTube's plans for a Spotify-style subscription service have been swirling for some time.
  • (8) After 7 days the swirling pattern scores were still in accordance with the presence of discs, whereas the other structure-associated determinants showed already spheric and even fragmented platelets.
  • (9) Speculation is swirling that the Northern Rock plc sale might bring in less than £1bn, but Sandler hopes NRAM will eventually make up the shortfall.
  • (10) Many fears about the disease have swirled around New York’s status as a transport hub.
  • (11) Rumours swirl of a higher death toll, the use of poisonous gas and the body of a pregnant woman garrotted by pro-Ukraine fanatics.
  • (12) For these palmiers, however, – full of chocolate and honey – I've found the rolling method is best for keeping the filling contained in the swirls of dough and stopping it from seeping across the baking tray.
  • (13) Two deceptively benign-appearing, unclassifiable but very similar fibromyxoid sarcomas characterized histologically by bland, innocuous-appearing fibroblastic cells and a swirling, whorled growth pattern are presented.
  • (14) Then there are the personal expectations that swirl around the new leader.
  • (15) Smoke continued to swirl into an overcast sky more than an hour after the reported explosion as witnesses in the area gave accounts of feeling a shock wave.
  • (16) These are the range of anxieties also swirling around the commissioning team at Channel 4, who would have preferred more of the same with Kevin Lygo, the director of television and content, getting the nod.
  • (17) It must say something about the swirling currents of prejudice, fear and anger in modern Britain that even Banksy cannot predict their next bizarre lurch.
  • (18) In the future being adaptable, able to learn how to learn, rather than learn how to remember, will be the only way of staying afloat in a swirling labour market.
  • (19) DeVos’s connections to groups opposing aggressive Title IX intervention is not the only source of concern swirling around her potential confirmation.
  • (20) It would swirl around that child's head in the manner of a bad fairy from a storybook bringing along a cursed gift to a christening.

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