What is "whirlwind" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does whirlwind mean in English? Meaning of whirlwind definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "whirlwind" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "whirlwind": a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

Noun

  • Meaning: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
  • Synonyms: whirlwind
  • Hyponyms: dust devil
  • Hypernyms: windstorm
  • Adjective: A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward. The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity. Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.
  • Synonyms:

    short, tornado, hurricane, rash, lightning, rapid, quick, swift, hasty, headlong, impetuous, impulsive, speedy, cyclonic,

    Antonyms:

    sluggish, slow,

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    whirlwind in English: whirlwind
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