Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Swirl /swẽrl/ · IPA /swɜɹl/ v. t. & i. n. 01 v. t. & i. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. imp. & p. p. Swirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swirling 1. To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. 02 n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. 1. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl.