Spiralled vs Swirly - What's the difference?

As a verb spiralled

is past tense of spiral.

having swirls; swirling.

alternative form of swirlie.

(head)

(spiral)

(wikipedia spiral)

(en noun)

(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

(informal) A helix.

A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.

* death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiral

(-)

Helical, like a spiral

To move along the path of a spiral or helix.

The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.

(figuratively) To increase continually.

Her debts were spiralling out of control.

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(er)

Having swirls; swirling.

(swirlies)