Swirl around and swirl in are both possible, but they describe different kinds of movement.
Use swirl around for circular movement around a point or area. Use swirl in when something moves inside a liquid, container, or space.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use swirl around for spinning or rotating movement surrounding a place or object.
Use swirl in when something moves within a liquid or enclosed space.
Around and in can appear together when around describes the motion and in describes the location.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use swirl around when the movement circles a point or area.
✕ Leaves swirled in the statue. ✓ Leaves swirled around the statue.In can describe location, while around describes the motion itself.
✕ The smoke swirled around the bottle. ✓ The smoke swirled in the bottle.Swirl in usually needs a container or space.
✕ The cream swirled in. ✓ The cream swirled in the soup.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is often used for rumours, ideas, or emotions moving widely.
Mostly yes, though it can also describe abstract things moving within a situation.
Yes. Around describes the movement, and in gives the location.
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