swirling

ADJECTIVE

billowy

Synonyms

WEAK

bouncing bouncy bulgy distended ebbing and flowing heaving puffy rippled rippling rising rising and falling rolling swelling swollen undulating waving wavy

ADJECTIVE

revolving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

orbiting spinning whirling

STRONG

circling circulating encircling gyrating pirouetting reeling rolling turning twirling

ADJECTIVE

turbulent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bumpy choppy fierce rough stormy tempestuous unstable violent

WEAK

agitated blustering blustery boiling coarse confused destructive disordered disturbed foaming furious howling inclement moiling noisy restless riotous roaring ruffled rugged stirred up stormful storming thunderous tremulous tumultuous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm gentle kind mild moderate nice peaceful smooth

WEAK

manageable obedient settled stable

Example Sentences

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Talk of changing Proposition 14 has been swirling in Sacramento for months.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

There are many theories swirling around for why they have increasingly chosen to abandon their basic duty to legal transparency.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

But, in January 2026, the home was removed from the selling block yet again, with rumors swirling that Lopez had decided to hold onto the home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

And if talk of Mr. Swalwell’s alleged exploits hadn’t been swirling on social media, would reporters have investigated or reported them?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Accusations roiled inside of me, swirling in my head like furling tornado clouds, until I thought I might explode if I didn’t let them out.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

swirling

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