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单词 swirly
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Definition of swirly in English:

swirly

adjectiveswirliest, swirlier ˈswəːliˈswərlē
  • Moving in or characterized by swirling shapes or patterns.

    seventies-style swirly carpets
    long, swirly skirts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Put in a drop or so of red food coloring, and mix thoroughly for pink or stir ever so slightly with a toothpick to get a swirly effect.
    • Dig through the holiday stash, pull out a swirly glass ornament.
    • I found a cool swirly design, small enough to fit on an earlobe.
    • If you could visually represent the ebb and flow of my thoughts, you'd find a lot of swirly folded patterns emerging.
    • We danced in a swirly, silly way for a while.
    • Use other shades of gray to fill in gaps so there is a swirly design of color.
    • I remember saying at the time that the swirly water looked as if God had washed his brushes out after painting the sky.
    • And that music, it's so hazy, so swirly.
    • Unless the buyer also likes loud swirly carpets, they're going to be thinking about the cost of replacing them.
    • The wax came out all swirly and streaky.
    • Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era.
    • Don't know what was wrong - the wind was swirly and the roads were in slippery condition, but the main problem was heavy legs.
    • She has hazel eyes and if you looked close enough you could see a design in her eyes like little swirly lines forming around her pupil to mesmerize anyone who spent the time to really look.
    • The surface was glazed with a swirly layer of thick, black fuel.
    • Fans of the band's swirlier tendencies will relish in their further explorations into the psychedelic folk rock.
    • But these are no ordinary stairs, they form a precipitous swirly spiral that slowly descends inside an open cavern at the front of the building.
    • Admittedly, some of their swirlier, quieter tunes suited the stadium's poor acoustics, but, generally, there was a decided lack of excitement about the set.
    • The lamp's fab swirly colours are made from a mixture of coloured wax and water - because these don't mix the colours stay separate.
    • Then, paint swirly stripes on the inside of the fixture with a beautifully bright shade of orange glass paint.

Rhymes

Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, surly, twirly

Definition of swirly in US English:

swirly

adjectiveˈswərlē
  • Moving in or having swirls.

    a swirly brown and yellow patterned carpet
    it's one of the most swirly pools in Scotland
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Use other shades of gray to fill in gaps so there is a swirly design of color.
    • The lamp's fab swirly colours are made from a mixture of coloured wax and water - because these don't mix the colours stay separate.
    • I found a cool swirly design, small enough to fit on an earlobe.
    • Don't know what was wrong - the wind was swirly and the roads were in slippery condition, but the main problem was heavy legs.
    • Then, paint swirly stripes on the inside of the fixture with a beautifully bright shade of orange glass paint.
    • I remember saying at the time that the swirly water looked as if God had washed his brushes out after painting the sky.
    • Put in a drop or so of red food coloring, and mix thoroughly for pink or stir ever so slightly with a toothpick to get a swirly effect.
    • She has hazel eyes and if you looked close enough you could see a design in her eyes like little swirly lines forming around her pupil to mesmerize anyone who spent the time to really look.
    • Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era.
    • The surface was glazed with a swirly layer of thick, black fuel.
    • And that music, it's so hazy, so swirly.
    • If you could visually represent the ebb and flow of my thoughts, you'd find a lot of swirly folded patterns emerging.
    • Fans of the band's swirlier tendencies will relish in their further explorations into the psychedelic folk rock.
    • We danced in a swirly, silly way for a while.
    • Dig through the holiday stash, pull out a swirly glass ornament.
    • But these are no ordinary stairs, they form a precipitous swirly spiral that slowly descends inside an open cavern at the front of the building.
    • Unless the buyer also likes loud swirly carpets, they're going to be thinking about the cost of replacing them.
    • Admittedly, some of their swirlier, quieter tunes suited the stadium's poor acoustics, but, generally, there was a decided lack of excitement about the set.
    • The wax came out all swirly and streaky.
nounˈswərlē
informal
  • A prank that involves immersing someone's head in a toilet bowl as it is flushed.

    these new wave dweebs got the smarts to pull it off without provoking wedgies, swirlies, or lunch money theft from bullying traditionalists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fact that swisher sounded like another word for a swirly amused me probably a lot more than it should have.
    • That's the guy we used to give swirlies and atomic wedgies to.
    • Well, Liz had the genius to make it out all right without giving herself a swirly or anything along those lines.
    • I think one swirly or wedgie can really ruin your high school year.
    • Just don't say it too loudly, or you might be risking a swirly.
    • I can't believe you haven't been given a swirly yet!
    • If I ever see her again, I will drag her into the nearest bathroom and give her a swirlie.
    • You gave him a Swirly?
    • In fact, no one ran away from me, or pointed and laughed at me, or shoved me into a locker, or gave me a swirly in the bathroom.
    • In addition to the exploding brassieres and toilet bowl swirlies, I knew another important part of my high school experience would be attending wild parties in gigantic suburban homes.
    • That sort of warped humor is in evidence throughout; for instance, in "Raging Bully," the obligatory montage of Phineas in training is intercut with Buford the Bully's training using gym equipment to practice giving wedgies and swirlies.
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