whirlwindnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɜːl.wɪnd/us/ˈwɝːl.wɪnd/US also twistera tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea
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Precipitation: stormy weather
- blow
- blow up
- bolt
- cyclone
- funnel cloud
- gale-force
- hailstorm
- hurricane
- ice storm
- lightning
- rainstorm
- sheet lightning
- snowstorm
- squall
- stormy
- thunder
- thunderbolt
- thundery
- twister
- typhoon
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Wind & winds
whirlwindadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈwɜːl.wɪnd/us/ˈwɝːl.wɪnd/A whirlwind event happens very fast, and often unexpectedly:
They married three months after they met - it was a real whirlwind romance.
a whirlwind tour/visit
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Exciting and interesting
- absorbing
- action-packed
- alley
- arresting
- barnstorming
- compulsive
- glowing
- gnarly
- gripping
- interesting
- interestingly
- meaty
- rip-roaring
- rousing
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scintillating
- sensational
- sensationally
- sex sth up
- showstopper
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