Aswirl
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈswɜː(ɹ)l/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Aswirl is an adverb meaning Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.
Meaning
Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.
Example Sentences
The air was aswirl with screaming gulls.
snow’s aswirl like the ashes from burnt-out celestial wards,
A burst of cloudy topsails Go blowing swiftly by, With the stars aswirl behind them Like bright dust down the sky.
An ebullient woman aswirl in colorful layers of bargain-basement clothes and zany hats, Barbara Siegel also happens to be chairwoman of the Drama Desk nominating committee.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eddying, turning, encirclingly, entwiningly, intermixingly, jumblingly.
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