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A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape
“A tornado or whirlwind was spotted in north Pembrokeshire last week by a local tornado enthusiast.”
Characterized by chaos, mayhem or disorder, typically figuratively
“Anna descends into a chaotic whirlwind of feelings. Without Soznanie, she no longer controls and orders the different voices in her soul.”
A whirling mass of fluid or air
Of, or resembling, a swirling column of air
“Did it coil out of the whirlwind gusts of cold that stormed hard pews in meeting houses never warmed?”
Moving or proceeding with significant speed
“It was a whirlwind education in the complexities of finding a way to end decades of hatred and violence.”
Lasting for only a short period of time
“Almost to the day one year later, he made a whirlwind trip to Paris for a signing ceremony marking the end of a war in Bosnia.”
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