swirl UK /swɜːl/US /swɝl/noun 5verb 4forms 3 noun5 •A whirling eddy. •A twist or coil of something. •Synonym of pinwheel (“food product with spiral layers”).I'm baking some cheese swirls. •The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait. •(slang, old-fashioned) Interracial mingling (e.g. dating, sex, marriage, etc.).She told that white boy she wasn't down with the swirl and to take himself a hike. verb4 •To twist or whirl, as an eddy.I swirled my brush around in the paint. •(figurative) To circulate.Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street. — 2013 •To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl. •(old-fashioned) To mingle interracially. formsswirled · swirling · swirls
