vorticare — meaning in English

English meaning

• swirl verb To move in a twisting, circular pattern.
• whirr verb To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

Senses

vorticare is used for these senses in English:

• swirl (ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
• whirr To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

swirl — full definition

1. verb To move in a twisting, circular pattern.
2. noun A twisting, circular pattern or motion.

whirr — full definition

1. verb To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
2. verb To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
3. verb To cause (something) to make such a sound.
4. verb (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.

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