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whirlwind

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) whirlwind (noun)
  2. 2) whirlwind (adjective)

1whirl·wind

noun \-ˌwind\

Definition of WHIRLWIND

1
: a small rotating windstorm of limited extent
2
a : a confused rush : whirl <a whirlwind of meetings> b : a violent or destructive force or agency
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Examples of WHIRLWIND

  1. My life has been a whirlwind lately.
  2. He attended a whirlwind of meetings.

First Known Use of WHIRLWIND

14th century

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with WHIRLWIND

break wind, buckskinned, crosswind, downwind, exscind, headwind, prescind, rescind, tailwind, thick-skinned, thin-skinned, upwind, woodwind

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