swirl

Senso (Inglese)

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.).

Concetti

turbinare

gorgo

mulinare

girare

spirale

vortice

mulinello

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

tourbillon

Wirbel

remolino

wervelen

kolken

redemoinho

warrelen

arremolinarse

wirbeln

dwarrelen

Strudel

tourbillonner

remous

remolí

strudeln

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/swɜːl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: swirlen

Affine scozzese: swirl

Affine norvegese nynorsk: svirla

Affine svedese: sorla

Affine olandese: zwirrelen

Affine frisone occidentale: swiere

Affine olandese: zwieren

Affine tedesco: schwirren

Affine svedese: svirra

Affine danese: svirre

Affine inglese: 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.