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. √177. See Swarm, n. ] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. “The river swirled along.” C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]