Swirled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of
     sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz.
     [root]177. See {Swarm}, n.]
     To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river
     swirled along." --C. Kingsley.


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