whirlwind

adjective

Definition of whirlwindnext
as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed after a whirlwind romance of only a few weeks, the couple decided to get married

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Recent Examples of whirlwind Did my college buddy who drove up from Baltimore bargain for a whirlwind circuit of my objectively not-that-interesting Delaware town? — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s relationship just might be one of Hollywood’s most whirlwind romances. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 For all the breathless coverage devoted to celebrity engagements, weddings, and whirlwind divorces, some of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories involve couples who never bothered with the paperwork. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 The Cubs kept the game plan fairly simple for Peterson in his debut following a whirlwind couple of days after learning he had been traded Wednesday evening. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for whirlwind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whirlwind
  1. rapid
  2. brisk
  3. quick
  4. fast
  5. galloping
Adjective
  • The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The state alleges OpenAI's rapid success stems from deceit and exploitation, causing widespread harm to Floridians and subverting public order.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapid
Adjective
  • The affect of these books—brisk, unsentimental, exacting—serves their diagnosis.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This cooling tub can be installed inside or out and drops the water temp to a brisk 37°F for consistent recovery sessions.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brisk
Adjective
  • Staff in the South Stand offices would spend the winter months wearing jackets due to a broken boiler and, according to Bruce, only the players quickest to the dressing-room showers could expect to enjoy hot water after games.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of quick
Adjective
  • Edstrom is big and fast, competes hard, and creates a lot of offense in the high-percentage areas.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These developments prompted more cries of outrage, including one from the Democratic senator Mark Warner, who has introduced a bill that would ban social-media companies from selling fast access to accounts of government employees.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fast
Adjective
  • As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
    — Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
Definition of galloping

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