Synonyms for whirlwind
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hwurl-wind, wurl- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- |
Top 10 synonyms for whirlwind Other synonyms for the word whirlwind
Définition of whirlwind
Origin :- mid-14c., from whirl (v.) + wind (n.), probably on model of Old Norse hvirfilvindr.
- adj very fast
- And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It mingled with my dreams, and made them full of storm and whirlwind.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The rush and blows passed with the fury of a whirlwind, and the swiftness of lightning.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The onset and the issue were like the passage and destruction of a whirlwind.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Out of the south cometh the whirlwind, and cold out of the north.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- A whirlwind of madness seemed to be passing over the region.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- And she is borne hither and thither on the wings of the whirlwind.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- When he danced, he was like a whirlwind that had caught up the contents of an old-clothes-shop.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- And with that he turned one somersault after another, so that he flew along like a whirlwind.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- And wirbelwind—the whirlwind—played a wild accompaniment to the words.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
Antonyms for whirlwind
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