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Swirl

🔄 Synonyms of "Swirl"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
purlnoun	A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
vortexnoun	A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
twiddleverb	(transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
convolutionnoun	(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
gurgenoun	(obsolete) To swallow up.
whirlpoolnoun	A swirling body of water.
eddynoun	A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Swirl"

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Word	Definition
whirlpoolnoun	A swirling body of water.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
convolutionnoun	(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
vortexnoun	A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
twiddleverb	(transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
gurgenoun	(obsolete) To swallow up.
purlnoun	A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
eddynoun	A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
maelstromnoun	(figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.
spirallingnoun	Movement in a spiral.
shakeverb	(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
stirverb	(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
flurrynoun	A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
turmoilnoun	A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
turbulencenoun	(uncountable, aviation) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
whirlwindnoun	A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
cyclenoun	A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
vorticitynoun	(mathematics, fluid dynamics) A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.