swirl

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
2. To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
3. (figuratively) To circulate.
4. (dated) To mingle interracially.

Noun

1. A whirling eddy.
2. A twist or coil of something.
3. The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
4. (dated) Interracial mingling (e.g. dating, sex, marriage, etc.).

Sinonieme

whirl

eddy

whirlpool

curl

vortex

twirl

spin

revolve

twiddle

convolution

rotate

wind round

spiral

turn around

twist

rise

whirlwind

purl

wind

gyrate

wreathe

scurry

staggers

stir

swing

swivel

troll

🧌

billow

turbine

turbulence

turbulent flow

turn

vertigo

waft

wave

👋

whorl

wreath

mill about

whirl around

tumble

clew

clue

coil

dispersed

dizziness

drift

eddy current

flutter

gargle

get around

Vertalings

tourbillon

Wirbel

remolino

wervelen

kolken

redemoinho

warrelen

arremolinarse

wirbeln

dwarrelen

Strudel

tourbillonner

remous

remolí

strudeln

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/swɜːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: swirlen

Verwante met Skots: swirl

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: svirla

Verwante met Sweeds: sorla

Verwante met Nederlands: zwirrelen

Verwante met Fries: swiere

Verwante met Nederlands: zwieren

Verwante met Duits: schwirren

Verwante met Sweeds: svirra

Verwante met Deens: svirre

Verwante met Engels: swarm

In summary

From Middle English swirlen (“to eddy, swirl”), probably from Old Norse *svirla (“to swirl”), a frequentative form of Old Norse sverra (“to swing, twirl”). Cognate with Scots swirl, sworl (“to eddy, swirl”), Norwegian Nynorsk svirla (“to whirl around; swirl”), Swedish sorla (“to murmur, buzz”), Dutch zwirrelen (“to swirl”). Compare also West Frisian swiere (“to reel, whirl”), Dutch zwieren (“to reel, swing around”), German Low German swirren (“to whizz, whirl or buzz around”), German schwirren (“to whirr, whizz, buzz”), Swedish svirra (“to whirr about, buzz, hum”), Danish svirre (“to whizz, whirr”). Related to English swarm.