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swirly

[swur-lee] / ˈswɜr li /


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Its use of a claustrophobic frame, swirly bokeh and color bias celluloid deepen a mother’s downward spiral.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Imagine pouring paint on a spinning canvas - it makes swirly patterns.

From Space Scoop • Oct. 24, 2025

This pubescent Vance has been adorned with a rainbow propeller hat and a swirly lollipop, morphed into a patriotic Minion from Despicable Me, and rendered as lisping Hans Landa, the Nazi villain from Inglourious Basterds.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2025

Here, complications from untreated mental illness drive the unreliable narrator trope for a swirly, tangled hair-raiser.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

It was a note with big swirly handwriting.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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