redemoinho — meaning in English

English meaning

• swirl verb To move in a twisting, circular pattern.
• vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
• whirlpool noun A powerful, swirling current of water that pulls objects toward its centre.

Senses

redemoinho is used for these senses in English:

• cowlick An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
• dust devil A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust (or dirt or sand) picked up from the ground.
• swirl A whirling eddy.
• vortex A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
• vortex (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
• whirlpool A swirling body of water.

swirl — full definition

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

vortex — full definition

1. noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
2. noun A situation of intense, chaotic activity that seems to draw everything nearby into it.

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