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whirl·wind
/ˈ(h)wərlˌwind/
noun
1.
a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape.
Similar
tornado
hurricane
typhoon
cyclone
tropical storm
tropical cyclone
vortex
dust devil
waterspout
informal:
twister
willy-willy
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used in similes and metaphors to describe a very energetic or tumultuous person or process:
"a whirlwind of activity"
Similar
bedlam
madhouse
mayhem
maelstrom
babel
chaos
pandemonium
uproar
turmoil
turbulence
swirl
tumult
hurly-burly
commotion
disorder
jumble
disarray
confusion
seething mass
welter
informal:
all hell broken loose
three-ring circus
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