whirlwind
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈwɜrˌlˌwɪnd/
- Informal
:
torbellino
- And what a whirlwind these five years have been.
- a whirlwind of activity
OK, so you've had a whirlwind of a situation.
- OK, so you've had a whirlwind of a situation.
- Trump is continuing his whirlwind tour overseas.
- And what a whirlwind these five years have been.
- And the next day we had a whirlwind of a shooting day.
- Yeah, I am in a whirlwind of confusion.
- Getting a diagnosis can be a whirlwind of emotions.
- So just a whirlwind tour through some final details.
- And it had just kind of come to a head like just the whirlwind kind of chaos stuff.
- It's been an absolute whirlwind of a game show day.
- And then Will came and that was such a whirlwind.
- It is safe to say that Amy Smale has had a whirlwind few years.
- I got the opportunity, think about this, to have a whirlwind reunited romance with my wife.
- I think you know, when I was on wheel, that was such a a whirlwind experience to be there.
- And yeah, another lovely little whirlwind trip.
Examples
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Sam's previous IEP meetings had been a whirlwind for Ms. Payton.
Academic text (2014) -
It is safe to say that Amy Smale has had a whirlwind few years.
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It's been an absolute whirlwind of a game show day.
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It's been a whirlwind romance.
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Both cases created a whirlwind of controversy within the religious community and society at large.
Academic text (1991) -
You were just thrown into this whirlwind that lasted years.
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Looking back at the past year is a whirlwind of innovation, change, and integration.
Blog text (16) -
Getting a diagnosis can be a whirlwind of emotions.
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And she felt herself caught in the whirlwind of these many mysterious worlds.
Fiction book (2001) -
The past week has been a whirlwind of activity, with so many events happening each day.
Synonyms
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4.8
A busy, confused state with many fast actions
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4.1
A busy time when many things happen quickly and in a confused way
A rapid, confused swirl of activity and strong feelings
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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4.1
A busy time when many things happen quickly and in a confused way
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whirlwind also uses the same image: a 'spinning wind' is wild and fast, so whirlwind describes a period of rapid, confusing activity or a romance that moves very quickly.