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verb
To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
I swirled my brush around in the paint.
The river swirled along.
To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
To circulate.
Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street.
To mingle interracially.
noun
A whirling eddy.
A twist or coil of something.
The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
Interracial mingling (e.g. dating, sex, marriage, etc.).
She told that white boy she wasn't down with the swirl and to take himself a hike.
In truth, it was more to do with keeping up with the latest gossip on YouTube famous interracial ‘swirl’ couples and reality stars.