Definition of Swirly

1. Adjective. Having swirls; swirling ¹

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Definition of Swirly

1. swirling [adj SWIRLIER, SWIRLIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swirly

swiples
swipper
swipple
swipples
swire
swires
swirl
swirled
swirlie
swirlier
swirlies
swirliest
swirling
swirlingly
swirls
swirly (current term)
swished
swisher
swishers
swishes
swishest
swishier
swishiest
swishily
swishiness
swishing
swishingly
swishings
swishness

Literary usage of Swirly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aviation in Canada, 1917-1918: Being a Brief Account of the Work of the by Alan Sullivan (1919)
"Free from knots, of extreme length, with no "wind shakes," swirly grain or "pitch pockets," it seemed at first unprocurable. ..."

2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"Now, Roddy had a very beautiful white horse—swirly Snow—that was the very ... Roddy had taken Pie-crust up there when he put swirly Snow out to prime him ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1885)
"In the narrow and reefy first portion of the river, the current is strong and swirly, especially round the corners, where it must sometimes run at five or ..."

4. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"The boat led the way anchored above the dangerous and swirly point, and cast the manilla rope to the canoe crew, who, hauling by this cord drew the canoes ..."

5. Aviation in Canada, 1917-1918: Being a Brief Account of the Work of the by Alan Sullivan (1919)
"Free from knots, of extreme length, with no "wind shakes," swirly grain or "pitch pockets," it seemed at first unprocurable. ..."

6. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"Now, Roddy had a very beautiful white horse—swirly Snow—that was the very ... Roddy had taken Pie-crust up there when he put swirly Snow out to prime him ..."

7. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1885)
"In the narrow and reefy first portion of the river, the current is strong and swirly, especially round the corners, where it must sometimes run at five or ..."

8. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"The boat led the way anchored above the dangerous and swirly point, and cast the manilla rope to the canoe crew, who, hauling by this cord drew the canoes ..."

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