a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, esp. one having a rotary or whirling motion.

a small whirlpool.

any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.

a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current.

to move or whirl in eddies.

noun

swirl , tide , vortex , whirlpool , agitation , charybdis , counter , countercurrent , current , gyrate , maelstrom , reverse , shift , spiral , turn

verb

whirl