Whirlwind

Definitions

1. A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
2. A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“VVhile in the mean⟳ time there iſſued out on the Eaſt-ſide a ſtrong VVind, but pure and refreſhing, vvhich dividing into ſeveral parts that turned round became ſo many innocuous VVhirl-vvinds of ſincere Air, tinctured only vvith a cool refreſhing ſmell, as if it had paſſed over ſome large field of Lilies and Roſes.”

“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.”

“swept up in the whirlwind of war”

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