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whirl•wind



Pronunciation: (hwûrl'wind", wûrl'-), [key]
—n.
1. any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout.
2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force.
3. any circling rush or violent onward course.
4. reap the whirlwind, to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hos. 8:7.

—adj.
like a whirlwind, as in speed or force: a whirlwind visit to New York.

—v.i.
to move or travel quickly.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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