(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.
Twirl
Definition:
(v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
(v. i.) To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
(n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
(n.) A twist; a convolution.
Example Sentences:
(1) Here's Trintignant, twirling his walking stick in one hand and gesticulating with the other; taking issue with this and that.
(2) They’re not moustache-twirling villains that are going, “ah ha ha that’s great”, they’re going: “You’re right.
(3) She writes: It used to be that evil finance plots at least had the dignity to be conducted in back rooms, with much mustache-twirling and fondling of watch fobs as well as hearty, if ominous laughs.
(4) Their scarf-twirling fans were a wedge of Mediterranean colour spliced into a block of Mancunian red.
(5) They ranged from the “hmm” to the blatant to the eye-wateringly awful: ‘Hair twirling’ I recall once the suggestion that I ask a question of another team, in a very airy and innocent manner, hair-twirling and all, to try and get a more favourable answer than previously.
(6) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(7) Because of the detrimental effects of self-stimulation (arm flapping, spinning toys, twirling, etc.)
(8) Eugenie Bouchard happy to twirl if men flex muscles at Australian Open Read more But the relief was short-lived.
(9) Later, during her post-match news conference, Bouchard spoke first about her dominating 6-0, 6-3 win over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, then addressed the twirl on Margaret Court Arena.
(10) On Friday, while visiting the Dairy Twirl ice cream shop in Lebanon, Clinton was asked why she was not drawing such big crowds.
(11) • edbookfest.co.uk , ScottishPower Studio Theatre, Sunday 21 August, 2-3pm, ages 8–12, £4.50 Add a twirl and a twist to the regular zoo visit Enclosure 99, Edinburgh festival, Edinburgh Zoo You can't go wrong with a visit to the zoo, but what if you could grab a show as well while you're checking out the penguins?
(12) It would take only a few shedding their twirling fruit to the ground to give this wood its seeds of salvation.
(13) Bailey taps into her experience as a prison officer, dresses in her own uniform, and twirls her baton.
(14) 4.56pm BST Meanwhile Manuel Pellegrini is running around the pitch, shirt off, twirling it round his head.
(15) Bouchard insisted she had not been offended by the request to twirl, but was also happy to focus on her performance after a match which featured six breaks of serve in the first eight games.
(16) It was observed in this investigation that moxibustion by electrocautery at Jen Chung (Go-26) produced more significant changes in cardiovascular dynamics in dogs than needling with twirling.
(17) As soon as I got the part I was doing horseback riding, trick roping, gun twirling, guitar.
(18) The only problem with Hamleys' new proprietor is that it's not a comically malevolent moustache-twirling dolligarch, because such a terrifying place should by rights have a terrifying individual at its head.
(19) There was a significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following moxibustion by electrocautery and an initially significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following moxibustion by electrocautery and an initially significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following needling with twirling.
(20) Canada’s 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard was left embarrassed when the male presenter conducting her on-court interview at the Australian Open asked her: “Can you give us a twirl?” When the Wimbledon runner-up replied “A twirl?”, the interviewer, Ian Cohen, told her: “A twirl, like a pirouette, here you go.” Somewhat uncomfortably, the No7-ranked player did as she was asked, then laughed and buried her face in her hands.