Covered or surrounded with something swirling; swirling.
旋转的(地);被(旋转物)团团围住的(地)
as adverbshe shook her head, sending the streamers aswirl
她摇摇头,头上的饰带飞舞起来。
Example sentencesExamples
Rumors are aswirl on campus that she actually slept on the floor at a freshman dorm.
Rumors are already aswirl about a top-level study on how to restructure the consulting business.
One was a rousing version of a polka that would set us all aswirl, spinning giddy circles until we crashed into each other.
In a media world aswirl with public condemnation and calumny, a few journalists tried with difficulty to keep their heads.
By contrast, the exhibition's centerpiece demonstrates that the fragmented nature of modern reality can be restored to classical holism with a harmonious composition featuring several figures aswirl in a rhythmic ritual dance.
Definition of aswirl in US English:
aswirl
adverb & adjectiveəˈswərl
Swirling; covered or surrounded with something swirling.
旋转的(地);被(旋转物)团团围住的(地)
as adverbshe shook her head, sending the streamers aswirl
她摇摇头,头上的饰带飞舞起来。
as predicative adjectiveflowers aswirl with bees
Example sentencesExamples
One was a rousing version of a polka that would set us all aswirl, spinning giddy circles until we crashed into each other.
Rumors are aswirl on campus that she actually slept on the floor at a freshman dorm.
Rumors are already aswirl about a top-level study on how to restructure the consulting business.
By contrast, the exhibition's centerpiece demonstrates that the fragmented nature of modern reality can be restored to classical holism with a harmonious composition featuring several figures aswirl in a rhythmic ritual dance.
In a media world aswirl with public condemnation and calumny, a few journalists tried with difficulty to keep their heads.