Thesaurus / swirling

swirling

synonyms for swirling

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Thereafter we were buffeted like chips in the swirling maw of a whirlpool; we fought our way rod by rod.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

With a gasp she felt herself falling straight down through a swirling vortex of sensation, to the very sand-bed of the stream.

THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSA

Once or twice they ran into heavy thunderstorms that turned dried-up streams into rushing torrents of muddy swirling waters.

The miner examined the remainder and then gave it more water and more swirling around in the pan.

A mechanical piano in a further room drummed out hideous dance-music to swirling groups in frank abandon.

A fumbling hand reached up and missed; the light was nearly gone now, in a swirling cloud of venomous smoke.

THE WHITE DESERTCOURTNEY RYLEY COOPER

I also noticed that the river was becoming strangely agitated, and was swirling along at ever-increasing speed.

We can see it, far off, partly surrounded by the swirling water like a little black island.

The pirate reached for it, but at that moment the sampan went down and left him swirling in the water.

THE ARGUS PHEASANTJOHN CHARLES BEECHAM

The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985