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Onelook Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Synonym of swirled around

The tongue swirled around the lollipop as Karl put the lollipop into his mouth.


Is there a more natural way to say this?

  

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You used "lollipop" twice in your sentence. One of them should have been a pronoun. Your word "swirl" is a very good word.

  • You used "lollipop" twice in your sentence.
  • One of them should have been a pronoun.
  • Your word "swirl" is a very good word.
  • You can use "twirl" as well.
  • I'd rewrite your sentence as follows: As Karl put the lollipop into his mouth, his tongue swirled around it.
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You used "lollipop" twice in your sentence. One of them should have been a pronoun. Your word "swirl" is a very good word. You can use "twirl" as well. I'd rewrite your sentence as follows:

As Karl put the lollipop into his mouth, his tongue swirled around it.

Or

As Karl put the lollipop into his mouth, he swirled his tongue around it.

Best wishes,

Joseph

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