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