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[ hwurl -wind, wurl - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Meteorology . a relatively small mass of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and simultaneously advancing over land or sea: specific categories of whirlwind include dust devil, dust whirl, tornado, and waterspout: The sails were carried up to the mastheads by the force of the whirlwind.
anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force: a fiery whirlwind of shrapnel.
someone or something characterized by great energy or swiftness, often with an atmosphere of chaos: a staff of three do-nothings and one whirlwind; a whirlwind of activity at the stock exchange.
adjective like a whirlwind, as in speed or force: a whirlwind visit to New York.
verb (used without object) to move or travel quickly: You can't just whirlwind in and out of their lives and expect them to be OK with that.
Idioms for whirlwind(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind , to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hosea 8:7.
Origin of whirlwind First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse hvirfilvindr; cognate with German Wirbelwind
SYNONYMS FOR whirlwind 4 headlong, breakneck, hasty, impulsive.
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Words nearby whirlwind whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool, whirlpool bath, whirlwind , whirly, whirlybird, whirry, whish, whisht
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He knew not; in the whirlwind of his confusion he knew nothing.
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Here it was that he introduced the famous comparison of Marlborough to an Angel guiding the whirlwind .
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All these causes combined could do no less than let loose a whirlwind .
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British Dictionary definitions for whirlwind noun a column of air whirling around and towards a more or less vertical axis of low pressure, which moves along the land or ocean surface
a motion or course resembling this, esp in rapidity (as modifier ) a whirlwind romance an impetuously active person
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