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swirling

noun C2
  1. A pattern or motion that swirls. (countable, uncountable)

Plural swirlings

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Any attempt at recovering the bodies was absolutely hopeless, and there, deep down in that dreadful caldron of swirling water and seething foam, will lie for all time the most dangerous criminal and the foremost champion of the law of their generation.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 127 · B2
Static electricity built up so intensely in the swirling dust that it could short out vehicle engines and shock anyone touching metal.
The Dust Bowl: An Ecological Catastrophe, p. 1 · C1
Rather than adopting one specific regional dialect, these subsequent generations unconsciously synthesized the myriad phonetic sounds swirling around them, resulting in a novel linguistic blend.
The Evolution of the Australian Voice, p. 1 · C2

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