aswirl

[ uh-swurl ]

adjective

1. moving in a swirling pattern or motion:

   dancers aswirl to the waltz music.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aswirl¹

First recorded in 1875–80; a- ¹ + swirl

Example Sentences

It’s a wistful moment in a fascinating film aswirl with wild visions, lofty ideals, cinematic allusions, literary references, historical footnotes and self-reflexive asides, all of which Coppola has funneled into a fairly straightforward story about a man with a plan.

From New York Times

This required both that they pick the right material and that they create light at the right frequency to send its atomic lattice aswirl with the help of theoretical computation from the collaborators.

From Science Daily

It’s on track to be one of the best returns in years, and on Wednesday, people were thrilled to see so many fish aswirl in the emerald water and silvery air bubbles.

From Seattle Times

Or the whole clump of bodies is aswirl and all freeze or spasm every four or eight counts, connected by the music.

From New York Times

Jewishness as an inexorable facet of identity — whether it’s embraced, rejected or buried — is a concept aswirl in the intermissionless production.

From Washington Post