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. 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.

2. Lori Lightfoot:

   These past 11 months have been a whirlwind for our entire city, pushing us to limits countless times. We’ve lost jobs, we’ve lost loved ones… We have all been on a nonstop emotional rollercoaster that we have individually and collectively tried to navigate.

3. Ryan Reynolds:

   We try to do these things in a way where everyone wins. Peloton, Chris and the show itself, chris was in right away, but it was a whirlwind for all of us.

4. Delle Donne:

   It was an amazing day just to be out there and competing with my teammates. It’s been quite a whirlwind, you know I’m running out and I was like, a little bit emotional. I was like, I can’t add crying right now (because) I’m nervous. I certainly felt it welling up in my eyes for a second.

5. Frederick Douglass:

   For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced.