whirlwind of activity
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4.1
- noun
- Informal
:
torbellino de actividad
- The next 15 weeks saw a whirlwind of activity.
Examples
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During the festival, the city became a whirlwind of activity as people celebrated with parades and concerts.
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The yard is a whirlwind of activity.
Fiction book (1996) -
After that, she turned briskly practical, planning their next move and preparing for it in a whirlwind of activity.
Fiction book (2001) -
Washington, D.C., was a whirlwind of activity for those critical weeks when it seemed all but certain that Lincoln would not have the votes necessary to get the amendment put in place.
Blog text (25) -
And in the middle of this whirlwind of activity, she found time to write and record a fifth studio album, the aptly titled "Girl on Fire."
Blog text (23) -
... sold the home for $449,900 to Thomas and Kathleen Meier on June 18, after a whirlwind of activity.
Blog text (14) -
The final week of the semester is always a whirlwind of activity with exams, projects, and presentations all due.
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Her new job launched her into a whirlwind of activity, juggling meetings, emails, and deadlines every day.
Synonyms
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4.2
A short time of fast activity and confusion
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4.8
A busy, confused state with many fast actions
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3.6
A short busy time when many people do things quickly
A rapid, confused swirl of activity and strong feelings
A time when many things happen and people are very busy
Antonyms
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'whirlwind' (a short, chaotic burst of motion) with 'activity' — it literally conveys a rapid, hectic period of actions. The noun-of-noun composition with the linking preposition 'of' follows standard English patterns and uses a cross-linguistically familiar meteorological metaphor, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand it.
Etymology
The phrase whirlwind of activity uses the picture of a small tornado: a whirlwind that spins and throws things around, and activity meaning many actions. So, when many tasks happen very fast and in a messy way, it means 'a period when many things happen quickly and chaotically'.