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whirlwind
[hwurl-wind, wurl-]
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.
Synonyms: , , ,
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.
whirlwind
/ ˈɜːˌɪԻ /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of whirlwind1
Idioms and Phrases
(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind, to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hosea 8:7.
Example Sentences
The question of whether she’ll meet her material needs vanishes practically overnight, but her whirlwind romance spins so fast that her pleasure center and perception of reality dull even faster.
So that was just a whirlwind of things happening.
He returned to the renowned film festival last month, when the comedy played in the Cannes Classics section, just days before sitting down with The Times on camera to discuss “Dogma’s” whirlwind re-release.
Jane described the initial months of her relationship with Mr Combs as an exciting whirlwind; she said he took her on trips to Miami, and another one to Turks and Caicos, and The Bahamas.
Critics of Fugate’s appointment stress that their anger isn’t directed at an aspiring politico enjoying a whirlwind entry to Washington.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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