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swirl 
  vb 
1 to turn or cause to turn in a twisting spinning fashion 
2 intr to be dizzy; swim 
my head was swirling  
  n 
3 a whirling or spinning motion, esp. in water 
4 a whorl; curl 
5 the act of swirling or stirring 
6 dizzy confusion 
  (C15: probably from Dutch zwirrelen; related to Norwegian svirla, German schwirren) 
♦  swirling  adj 
♦  swirlingly  adv 
♦  swirly  adj 

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