swirl

Universal Words verb, noun verb [usually +adv./prep.] to move around quickly with a circular movement; to make sth do this: [V] The water swirled down the drain. * A long skirt swirled around her ankles. * swirling mists * [VN] He took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth. noun 1 the movement of sth that twists and turns in different directions and at different speeds: The dancers left the stage in a swirl of skirts. 2 a pattern or an object that twists in a circular shape: The material is yellow with blue swirls on it. * The cakes were topped with swirls of cream.