swirl
1 verb of water INTRANSITIVEguairneán a dhéanamh bheith ag guairneánthe water was swirling bhí an t-uisce ag déanamh guairneáinit swirled down the drain d'imigh sé ag guairneán síos an draein 2 verb of wind, dust, etc INTRANSITIVEguairneán a dhéanamh the clouds swirled around the summit bhí na scamaill ag déanamh guairneáin timpeall an mhullaighthe dust swirled up d'éirigh an deannach ina chuaifeachShow full entry
3 verb cause to spin, twirl TRANSITIVEcorraigh thartshe swirled the drink in her glass chorraigh sí an deoch thart ina gloine 4 verb of rumours etc INTRANSITIVEcontroversy swirled around the award lean rian na conspóide an duais, bhí go leor conspóide ag baint leis an duais 5 noun circular movementcuaifeach masc1 a swirl of dust cuaifeach deannaigh 6 noun spiralling movementcaisirnín masc4 rollóg fem2 a swirl of smoke rollóg dheataigh, dual deataigh 7 noun spiral pattern, objectguairneán masc1 swirls of colour guairneáin dathanna