whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈ(h)wər(-ə)l-ˌpül 
1
a
: a confused tumult and bustle : whirl
b
: a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed
refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue—
A. D. White
A. D. White2
b
Examples of whirlpool in a Sentence
The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship
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Once the debris was cleared, a whirlpool formed and pulled the man down, a witness told firefighters, WISH reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Stay Here: Mont Cervin Palace is a 150-room Michelin Key property complete with three restaurants, chateau-style interiors, and a whirlpool with views of the mountains.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
United States Geological Survey via AP Another stunning image captured by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory showed whirlpool textures in the lava pond's crustal plates, a phenomenon called lava drainback.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Outside, Farrell was going to install two swimming pools with whirlpool spas, a poolside cabana with a kitchen, a pickleball court, and a garage with room for eight cars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Stay Here: Mont Cervin Palace is a 150-room Michelin Key property complete with three restaurants, chateau-style interiors, and a whirlpool with views of the mountains.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
United States Geological Survey via AP Another stunning image captured by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory showed whirlpool textures in the lava pond's crustal plates, a phenomenon called lava drainback.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Outside, Farrell was going to install two swimming pools with whirlpool spas, a poolside cabana with a kitchen, a pickleball court, and a garage with room for eight cars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Whirlpool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whirlpool. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül
ˈwər(-ə)l-
1
: water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center into which floating objects are drawn : eddy
2
Medical Definition
whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-
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