Definitions
Column of air spinning rapidly while moving.
Word origin
From Middle English whirlewind, whirlewynde, equivalent to whirl + wind. Compare Middle Dutch wervelwint, Old Norse hvirfilvindr.
Used in a sentence
“And his hoofs ground the rocks to fire and dust, / His strong sides made the torrents rise in spray, / And turbulence, as if a whirlwind’s gust / Surrounded us; […]”
“Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.”
“The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Spinning column of air”9 letters
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