"aswirl" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈswɜː(ɹ)l/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: a- + swirl Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|swirl}} a- + swirl Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aswirl (not comparable)
  1. Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aswirl-en-adv-jZuj5px2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1922, DuBose Heyward, Hervey Allen, “The Pirates”, in Carolina Chansons, New York: Macmillan, page 30",
          "text": "A burst of cloudy topsails\nGo blowing swiftly by,\nWith the stars aswirl behind them\nLike bright dust down the sky.",
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          "ref": "1983, Joseph Brodsky, “Lithuanian Nocturne”, in To Urania, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 8",
          "text": "snow’s aswirl like the ashes from burnt-out celestial wards,",
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          "ref": "1993, Kim Stanley Robinson, Green Mars, New York: Bantam, Part 1",
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          "ref": "2007 January 19, Stephen Holden, “A Producer for All Seasons (Also Juggles)”, in New York Times",
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