whirlwind

²whirlwind

adj

Definition of WHIRLWIND

: resembling a whirlwind especially in speed or force <a whirlwind campaign> <a whirlwind romance>

Examples of WHIRLWIND

1. The band went on a whirlwind concert tour.
2. They were married after a whirlwind romance.
3. We continued on at a whirlwind pace.

First Known Use of WHIRLWIND

1614

Related to WHIRLWIND

Synonyms: blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, fast, zippy

Antonyms: slow

Related Words: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms: crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

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