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aswirl

adjective
\ ə-ˈswər(-ə)l How to pronounce aswirl (audio) \

Definition of aswirl

: being in a swirl : swirling

Examples of aswirl in a Sentence

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 The latter are the softer target: the yes-but set, whose heads are aswirl with contradictory information, and who really want nothing more than for their children to be healthy and safe. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "The Message of Measles," 26 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of aswirl

1818, in the meaning defined above

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