Synonyms:
whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
Meaning: the shape of something rotating rapidly
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
Meaning: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Synonyms:
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
Meaning: flow in a circular current, of liquids
Usage examples
Then he unlocked a door and with a swirl the wind caught it and blew it back on us.
Tom turned in time to see the poor fellow's struggles, and at the same time there was a swirl in the water and a black object shot forward.
"I'll bet he's cussing things blue on some pinnacle up there." He laughed at the picture his imagination conjured, and rode out into the swirl.
The noise was indescribable, the shouting of men, the screaming of women, the clang and hoot of the huge machines, and three or four times the brazen cry of a trumpet, as an emergency door was flung open overhead, and a small swirl of crowd poured through it towards the streets beyond.