What's the difference between swirling and whirlpool?

Swirling


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swirl

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.

Whirlpool


Definition:

  • (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
  • (n.) A sea monster of the whale kind.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On the other hand, whirlpool-like, multilayer membranous structures, similar to the mesosomes of gram-negative bacteria, were sometimes seen in the rickettsial cells.
  • (2) mPA-medium B gave good recovery of both vital and chlorine-injured P. aeruginosa and selectivity was greater than 90% when analysing whirlpool samples.
  • (3) An evaluation of the wound-healing and disinfectant activities of chloramine-T (Chlorazene) used in hydrotherapy whirlpools was studied in a guinea pig cutaneous wound model.
  • (4) A private sauna, whirlpool and dancefloor are also available.
  • (5) Then I enjoy a honey massage looking out at the mountains, and dips in a whirlpool and a mineral pool.
  • (6) Aerobic plate counts were higher, and staphylococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred more often in whirlpools than in swimming pools.
  • (7) Folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been increasing due to the popularity of hot tubs, swimming pools, and whirlpools.
  • (8) Duration of whirlpool-spa use was an important determinant of risk for Pseudomonas dermatitis in this outbreak.
  • (9) The path follows the course of the river back to the roaring whirlpool – but between these forces of nature, it offers tranquility, surrounded not just by the forests but by hundreds of wildlife species, from rare flowers to abundant salamanders and peregrine falcons.
  • (10) The sonographic "whirlpool" pattern of the superior mesenteric vein and mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery was detected in 15 of the 18 patients with midgut volvulus, and was best seen using Doppler color.
  • (11) Effects of immersion time, water temperature, and three whirlpool treatment techniques on the reduction of bacterial load on the plantar surface of feet were examined.
  • (12) Mycobacteria were frequently detected in all types of samples, the numbers in whirlpools on the average being about ten times higher than those in swimming-pools and tap water.
  • (13) Published reports to date of outbreaks of Pseudomonas folliculitis associated with the use of whirlpools, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc., were reviewed.
  • (14) L micdadei was also isolated, along with host amoebae, from the whirlpool filter.
  • (15) Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from seven commercial and two residential whirlpools that were treated with halogens.
  • (16) The importance of following directions for the installation of whirlpool-spas and regulations for their operation and control is strictly stressed.
  • (17) The presence of L. pneumophila and amoebae in whirlpool waters (42%) presents a risk for man.
  • (18) Hunt, a gifted and ambitious politician, is stuck between the rock-like Scylla of industry lobbyists and the Charybdis whirlpool of public opinion, which now supports sugar regulation.
  • (19) A generalized pruritic pustular rash was reported by 32 of 61 (53%) persons who had used the swimming pool and whirlpool at a Minnesota motel in March 1975.
  • (20) The whirlpool configuration of the infarct reflects the special anatomy of the intramural coronary arteries in the mice.

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