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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whirl•wind /ˈhwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Meteorologya small mass of air that spins very quickly, as a tornado.
- something resembling a whirlwind, as in having the power to damage things.
adj. - like a whirlwind in speed or force.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whirl•wind (hwûrl′wind′, wûrl′-),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologyany of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout.
- anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force.
- any circling rush or violent onward course.
- Bible reap the whirlwind, to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hos. 8:7.
adj. - like a whirlwind, as in speed or force:a whirlwind visit to New York.
v.i. - to move or travel quickly.
- Old Norse hvirfilvindr; cognate with German Wirbelwind
- Middle English 1300–50
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged headlong, breakneck, hasty, impulsive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whirlwind /ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd/ n - a column of air whirling around and towards a more or less vertical axis of low pressure, which moves along the land or ocean surface
- a motion or course resembling this, esp in rapidity
- (as modifier): a whirlwind romance
- an impetuously active person
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