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whirlwind
noun
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…
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/ˈ(h)wɜːlwɪnd/
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noun
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.
A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
“Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.”
adjective
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.
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Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.