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.).

Concepten

wervelen

dwarrelen

kolken

warrelen

warreling

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

tourbillon

remolino

Wirbel

redemoinho

arremolinarse

remous

wirbeln

Strudel

tourbillonner

girdap

torbellino

remolí

strudeln

arrombollar

στροβιλίζω

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/swɜːl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: swirlen

Verwant aan Schots: swirl

Verwant aan Noors - Nynorsk: svirla

Verwant aan Zweeds: sorla

Verwant aan Nederlands: zwirrelen

Verwant aan Fries: swiere

Verwant aan Nederlands: zwieren

Verwant aan Duits: schwirren

Verwant aan Zweeds: svirra

Verwant aan Deens: svirre

Verwant aan 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.