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whirlwind

1 whirlwind /ˈwɚrəlˌwɪnd/ noun
plural whirlwinds
1 whirlwind
/ˈwɚrəlˌwɪnd/
noun
plural whirlwinds
Learner's definition of WHIRLWIND
[count] : a very strong wind that moves in a spinning or swirling motion and that can damage buildings, trees, etc.旋风
[singular] : something that involves many quickly changing events, feelings, etc.忙乱的事情;纷乱的感情
2 whirlwind /ˈwɚrəlˌwɪnd/ adjective
2 whirlwind
/ˈwɚrəlˌwɪnd/
adjective
Learner's definition of WHIRLWIND
always used before a noun
: happening or done very quickly快速的;匆忙的;旋风般的
BNC: 14449 COCA: 12458

whirlwind

1 of 2

noun

whirl·​wind ˈ(h)wər(-ə)l-ˌwind How to pronounce whirlwind (audio)
1
: a small rotating windstorm of limited extent
2
a
: a confused rush : whirl
a whirlwind of meetings
b
: a violent or destructive force or agency

whirlwind

2 of 2

adjective

: resembling a whirlwind especially in speed or force
a whirlwind campaign
a whirlwind romance

Example Sentences

Noun My life has been a whirlwind lately. He attended a whirlwind of meetings. Adjective The band went on a whirlwind concert tour. They were married after a whirlwind romance. We continued on at a whirlwind pace.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
At least for one preseason home game, Haack showed no signs of the whirlwind that his life had become over the past week. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2022 The Louie kids are like many who had gotten used to a slower pace during the pandemic’s remote-school days, only to be thrust back into a whirlwind of extracurriculars when in-class instruction resumed. Julie Jargon, WSJ, 30 July 2022 For the classes of the second half of the 2010s, when attacks on French soil escalated, joining La Conférence essentially meant being thrust into a whirlwind of terrorism cases. New York Times, 28 June 2022 Kanye West and Chaney Jones' romance has been nothing short of a whirlwind. Iman Milner, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022 The past two years have been a bit of a whirlwind for the Millers. Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2022 Every day is starting to feel like less of a whirlwind for Freddie Freeman, who is now two weeks into his Dodgers career. Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Actually doing something in the real world, outside of the media whirlwind, can help pull you out of a stressful news cycle (if only briefly), benefit people who are suffering, and restore a small but real sense of agency. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 3 Mar. 2022 Indeed, the last few years have been something of a whirlwind for the genre-spanning artist. Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022
Adjective
The pair ended up going home together that night, kicking off a romance that was less whirlwind than maelstrom. Matthew Dessem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The superstar couple were married late Saturday night in a whirlwind Vegas ceremony. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2022 The move is the latest in a whirlwind 24 hours for the vaping company, which was ordered to shut down all U.S. sales Thursday afternoon. Nicholas Florko, STAT, 28 June 2022 The model has had a whirlwind 24 hours while promoting the launch of her new skincare line, Rhode. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 June 2022 And since the film’s debut at Cannes last month (which earned it a 12-minute ovation), the pair, along with their cast, have been on a whirlwind promotional tour. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022 And so kicked off the family's whirlwind two-week trip in Ecuador. Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022 Four years in which her fantasy of a whirlwind international romance never materialized. Washington Post, 29 May 2022 Biden will spend much of Wednesday traveling from Washington to Brussels, ahead of a whirlwind day of diplomacy in the Belgian capital the next day. Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1614, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whirlwind was in the 14th century
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