maelstrom

noun

mael·strom ˈmāl-strəm How to pronounce maelstrom (audio)

-ˌsträm

: a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius

tried to shoot the canoe across a stretch of treacherous maelstrom

Harper's

: something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence

the maelstrom enveloping the country

a maelstrom of emotions

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Maelstrom comes from an early Dutch proper noun that is a combination of the verb malen ("to grind") and the noun stroom ("stream"). The original Maelstrom, now known as the Moskstraumen, is a channel located off the northwest coast of Norway that has dangerous tidal currents and has been popularized among English speakers by writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne (whose writing was widely translated from French) in stories exaggerating the Maelstrom's tempestuousness and transforming it into a whirling vortex. Maelstrom entered English in the 16th century and was soon applied more generally in reference to any powerful whirlpool. By the mid-19th century, it was being applied figuratively to things or situations resembling such maelstroms in turbulence or confusion.

Example Sentences

She was caught in a maelstrom of emotions. The ship was drawn into the maelstrom.

Recent Examples on the Web There has been a maelstrom of conversation around the blockchain and cryptoasset landscape during the last several months, and that is with justifiable reason.

Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 24 July 2022 But a political maelstrom could hit ASML’s growth plans.

Morgan Meaker, Wired, 11 Jan. 2022 But here again, there will be evidence of the maelstrom that has torn through the royals these past few years.

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 June 2022 His two living children, Irma and Lesley, sought a protective distance from the maelstrom that had swept most of their family away.

Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021 Wall Street’s sour mood dragged into a second day Friday amid the maelstrom of uncertainties surrounding Russia and Ukraine, with the Dow sliding more than 250 points in afternoon trading.

Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 So when someone's stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors.

Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2022 Just as in most large galaxies, a supermassive black hole sits at the core of our own island in the universe, enveloped in a swirling maelstrom of molecular clouds and stars.

Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2022 Welcome, in other words, to the latest cinematic incarnation of the multiverse, in which an infinite number of parallel timelines suddenly converge in a maelstrom of controlled chaos.

Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	maelstrom
释义	maelstrom noun mael·strom ˈmāl-strəm -ˌsträm 1 : a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius tried to shoot the canoe across a stretch of treacherous maelstrom Harper's 2 : something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence the maelstrom enveloping the country a maelstrom of emotions Did you know? Maelstrom comes from an early Dutch proper noun that is a combination of the verb malen ("to grind") and the noun stroom ("stream"). The original Maelstrom, now known as the Moskstraumen, is a channel located off the northwest coast of Norway that has dangerous tidal currents and has been popularized among English speakers by writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne (whose writing was widely translated from French) in stories exaggerating the Maelstrom's tempestuousness and transforming it into a whirling vortex. Maelstrom entered English in the 16th century and was soon applied more generally in reference to any powerful whirlpool. By the mid-19th century, it was being applied figuratively to things or situations resembling such maelstroms in turbulence or confusion. Synonyms gulf vortex whirlpool See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She was caught in a maelstrom of emotions. The ship was drawn into the maelstrom. Recent Examples on the Web There has been a maelstrom of conversation around the blockchain and cryptoasset landscape during the last several months, and that is with justifiable reason. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 24 July 2022 But a political maelstrom could hit ASML’s growth plans. Morgan Meaker, Wired, 11 Jan. 2022 But here again, there will be evidence of the maelstrom that has torn through the royals these past few years. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 June 2022 His two living children, Irma and Lesley, sought a protective distance from the maelstrom that had swept most of their family away. Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021 Wall Street’s sour mood dragged into a second day Friday amid the maelstrom of uncertainties surrounding Russia and Ukraine, with the Dow sliding more than 250 points in afternoon trading. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 So when someone's stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors. Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2022 Just as in most large galaxies, a supermassive black hole sits at the core of our own island in the universe, enveloped in a swirling maelstrom of molecular clouds and stars. Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2022 Welcome, in other words, to the latest cinematic incarnation of the multiverse, in which an infinite number of parallel timelines suddenly converge in a maelstrom of controlled chaos. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom), from malen to grind + strom stream First Known Use 1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1 maelstrom noun as in vortex water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance vortex gulf whirlpool swirl eddy tourbillon whirl tourbillion
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