2. Noun. action of the verb ''to swirl'' ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of swirl) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swirling
1. swirl [v] - See also: swirl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swirling
Literary usage of Swirling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as the unyielding rocks compress or liberate them, on, ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as the unyielding rocks compress or liberate them, on, ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as ... swirling ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"The river, which above this point had a breadth of 100 yards, is here compressed
within 20 yards, and flows in a swirling stream between marble bluffs from ..."
5. The Earthly Paradise: A Poem by William Morris (1871)
"Sweet days, indeed, Although past road and bridge, through wood and mead, Swift
ran the brown stream, swirling by the grass, ..."
6. The Gates of Silence with Interludes of Song by Robert Loveman (1903)
"What of the loves and wars These swirling systems see ? How do the Moon-folk fare ?
What ships ply Saturn's seas ? And what brave races rare Throng the ..."
7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as the unyielding rocks compress or liberate them, on, ..."
8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as the unyielding rocks compress or liberate them, on, ..."
9. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"swirling along for miles in eddies, rapids, falls, and whirlpools, contracting
or expanding as ... swirling ..."
10. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"The river, which above this point had a breadth of 100 yards, is here compressed
within 20 yards, and flows in a swirling stream between marble bluffs from ..."
11. The Earthly Paradise: A Poem by William Morris (1871)
"Sweet days, indeed, Although past road and bridge, through wood and mead, Swift
ran the brown stream, swirling by the grass, ..."
12. The Gates of Silence with Interludes of Song by Robert Loveman (1903)
"What of the loves and wars These swirling systems see ? How do the Moon-folk fare ?
What ships ply Saturn's seas ? And what brave races rare Throng the ..."
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