swirlings
Spinning fluid movements
Swirlings are circular or spiral movements, or the things caught up in them.
The word captures multiple instances of swirling motion: the swirlings of autumn leaves, swirlings of color in the marble.
It suggests continuous, fluid movement rather than a single rotation.
Counter-flowing circular currents
- vorticesRotating fluid masses
- spiralsCurves circling a center
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
gyrations · rotations · churnings · undulations · twirlings · spins · circlings · revolutions
Counter-flowing circular currents
- ripplesSmall surface undulations
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- foamBubble-filled substance
- frothMass of small bubbles
whirlpools · bubbles · splashes · waves · churnings · backwash · turbidity · marbling
Low-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- dustFine settled particles
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
leaves · smoke · vapor · haze · sandstorm · cyclone · tornado · whiteout
Recurring arrangements or designs
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- arabesquesInterlaced ornamental patterns
- spiralsCurves circling a center
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
fractals · tie-dye · nebulae · galaxies · aurora · smoke · mist · watercolor
eddies
Counter-flowing circular currents
turbulence · gyrations · rotations · churnings · undulations · twirlings · spins · circlings · revolutions · coils
eddies
Counter-flowing circular currents
froth · whirlpools · bubbles · splashes · waves · churnings · backwash · turbidity · marbling · cream
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
snow · leaves · smoke · vapor · haze · sandstorm · cyclone · tornado · whiteout · blizzard
patterns
Recurring arrangements or designs
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- arabesquesInterlaced ornamental patterns
- spiralsCurves circling a center
kaleidoscope · fractals · tie-dye · nebulae · galaxies · aurora · smoke · mist · watercolor · batik
swirlingsstillness
Complete lack of motion
stagnation · motionlessness · calm · stillnesses · quiescence
swirlingsstillnesses
Plural motionless states
calms · stagnations · stillness · quietudes · motionlessness