Synonyms for whirlwind
ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl-whirl·wind

Princeton's WordNet

1. whirlwindnoun

   a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

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1. • Windstorm

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1. whirlwindnoun

   Synonyms:
   cyclone, typhoon

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1. List of paraphrases for "whirlwind":

   vorticity, vortex, storm, maelstrom, cyclone, tornado, whirlpool, eddy, flurry, swirl

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1. Lauren Brown:

   When the pandemic hit, it changed the whole atmosphere, lauren Brown didn't think it would ever happen here, and then when it started, it was just kind of a like a whirlwind.

2. A.E. Samaan:

   The Earth is nothing but phlegm spat out by the Sun, and our immediate solar system a whirlwind of boulders. There is no delicate balance.

3. William Arkin:

   In our day-to-day whirlwind and hostage status as prisoners of Donald Trump, I think — like everyone else does — that we miss so much.

4. Edwin Markham:

   And when he fell in whirlwind, he went downAs when a lordly cedar, green with boughs,Goes down with a great shout upon the hills,And leaves a lonesome place against the sky.

5. Melanie Hexen:

   It is a fiery whirlwind that soars across the sky. Let it engulf Brock Allen Turner. (Dan A. Turner) (Judge Aaron Persky).