swirling
n.— «There are “swirling” transfers—students who are enrolled in two or more schools simultaneously.» —“College Credit Mobility” by Jerome Sullivan in Committee on House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness Congressional Testimony by Federal Document Clearing House May 5, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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