Uk English Meaning of whirlwind

whirlwind

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Definitions and Meaning of whirlwind in English

Wordnet

whirlwind (n)

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

Webster

whirlwind (n.)

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.

Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

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whirlwind

a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the EarthA violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, cha

brisk,fast,galloping,quick,fast,accelerated,Blistering,breakneck,Breathless,dizzy

Crawling,deliberate,dragging,languid,leisurely,lingering,plodding,slow,Sluggish,unhurried

whirlwig => Whirligig beetle, whirlpool => Whirlpool, whirlpit => Whirlpool, whirling dervish => whirling dervish, whirling => whirling,