0 past simple and past participle of swirl
1 to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or to make something do this:
The overflowing river swirled around them.
Accusations swirled around Washington last week of partisan vendettas and turf wars.
Already, speculation is swirling that the company is a takeover target.
Conflicting reports have swirled around the status of the Secretary of State.
The lid was lifted from time to time and the water swirled.
Most of the medium which contained mucilage was decanted and replaced by cold sterile seawater and swirled vigorously.