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Meaning of Whirlwind | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈwɜːlwɪnd

Definitions

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.
A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
figuratively

Equivalents

العربية الزوبعة زَوْبَعَة

Azərbaycanca qasırğa

Беларуская віхура

Bosanski kovitlac tornado vihor вихор ковитлац ураган

Català terbolí

Čeština smršť

Cymraeg corwynt trowynt

Dansk hvirvelvind

Deutsch Windsbraut Wirbelsturm Wirbelwind

Ελληνικά ανεμοδούρα ανεμοστρόβιλος λαίλαπα

Esperanto ciklono

Español torbellino tromba

فارسی گردباد

Suomi pyörremyrsky pyörretuuli tuulenpyörre

Français cyclone

Gaeilge cuaifeach

Gàidhlig ioma-ghaoth

Galego refolada remuíño

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi puahiohio

עברית סער

हिन्दी चक्रवात बवंडर

Hrvatski kovitlac tornado vihor вихор ковитлац ураган

Magyar forgószél

Հայերեն մրրիկ

Italiano turbine

日本語つじかぜつむじかぜ旋風飄

ქართული გრიგალი ქარიშხალი

Қазақша құйын

ខ្មែរ កំបុតត្បូង

한국어 飃 선풍 회오리

Latina turbō vertex

Lietuvių viesulas

Te Reo Māori āwhiowhio

Македонски виор

Монгол хуй

မြန်မာဘာသာ ရေကတော့ လေကတော့ လေပွေ

Nederlands wervelwind windhoos

Polski tornado trąba powietrzna

Português turbilhão

Русский вихрь смерч ураган

Slovenščina vihar

Gagana Sāmoa āsiosio

Shqip shakullinë

Српски kovitlac tornado vihor вихор ковитлац ураган

Svenska virvelvind

தமிழ் சுழல்காற்று சூறாவளி சூறைக்காற்று

తెలుగు సుడిగాలి

ไทย บ้าหมู พายุหมุน ลมวน

Tagalog buhawi

Türkçe burağan burgaç kasırga

Українська вихор смерч

Tiếng Việt gió lốc lộc

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”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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