Past tense of swirl
regular verb
The past tense of swirl is swirled. The past participle is also swirled.
Forms of swirl
| Base form (V1) | swirl /swɜːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swirled |
| Past participle (V3) | swirled |
| Present participle | swirling |
| Third person singular | swirls |
Swirled in a sentence
- I swirled my brush around in the paint.
- The contest was a lot more even in the second half, as the wind swirled around the Stadium of Light, but it took Craig Gardner's superb block to prevent Young getting on the scoresheet.2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
- The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.From the entry dogfight
- The long skirts of the dancers swirled around them billowingly.From the entry billowingly
- He stuck his finger into each and stirred; the liquor swirled and got foggy.2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry ouzo
Meaning of swirl
- verb To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
- verb To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
- verb To circulate.
Questions about the past tense of swirl
- What is the past tense of swirl?
- The past tense of swirl is swirled.
- What is the past participle of swirl?
- The past participle of swirl is swirled.
- Is swirl a regular or irregular verb?
- Swirl is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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