whirlwind

Speech parts

1. whirlwind - Noun

2. whirlwind - Adjective

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hurricane babel gale high-speed swift blizzard eddy chinook mistral whirlpool tempest bedlam cyclone gyre squall
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Antonyms

zephyr measured slow blow dragging breeze
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Hyponyms

dust devil

Phrases with the word

reap the whirlwind

Examples

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. Anne Rice

Build me straight, O worthy Master Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel, That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life. Iris Chang

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind. Scottish Proverb

He who sows wind, reaps whirlwind. Hungarian Proverb

He that sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

whirlsome whirlstorm whirlwig whirlwindish whirlwindy whirly