swirling
n.— «Students who don’t place into college algebra are sent off to Pima Community College for remedial math, a practice known as “swirling.”» —“Making the Undergrad Grade” by Margaret Regan Tucson Weekly (Ariz.) Aug. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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