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unswirls

unswirls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unswirl.

Meaning of unswirl

Verb

unswirl (third-person singular simple present unswirls, present participle unswirling, simple past and past participle unswirled)

  1. (transitive) To resolve or restraighten (something previously swirled).
    • The overlapping arm action of the crawl stroke allows a swimmer to feel the oncoming flow of water advance along the entry arm at the same time as the opposite arm is unswirling the flow from the hand and forearm at the finish of its stroke.2002, Cecil M. Colwin, Breakthrough Swimming

Questions about unswirls

What is unswirls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unswirls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unswirl.

Words near unswirls in the dictionary

  1. unswings
  2. unswiped
  3. unswirl
  4. unswirled
  5. unswirling
  6. unswirls
  7. unswitchable
  8. unswitched
  9. unswitchoffable
  10. unswivel
  11. unswiveled

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