whirlwind
pronunciation
How to pronounce whirlwind in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːlwɪnd]
How to pronounce whirlwind in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrlwɪnd]
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- Noun:
- a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
Word Origin
- whirlwind (n.)
- mid-14c., from whirl (v.) + wind (n.), probably on model of Old Norse hvirfilvindr.
Example
- 1. Whirlwind hits washington as president obama starts work
- 2. Candidate mccain is a whirlwind of activity that leaves younger reporters shattered .
- 3. The director was designed to issue commands to the four-year-old whirlwind machine .
- 4. A whirlwind catches me in midair and places me safely on the ground .
- 5. Barack obama completed his whirlwind tour of europe in turkey , before paying a flying visit to baghdad .