swirl
Significat (Anglès)
-
- To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
- To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
- To circulate.
- To mingle interracially.
Sinònims
wind round
whirl around
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/swɜːl/
Etimologia (Anglès)
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.
Marca això com a favorit
Millora la teva pronunciació
Comença a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " swirl " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .
Aneu a la pàgina del nostre curs anglès
Notes