noun
- violent rotating columns of air that move across the ground, often causing damage
- situations or periods of intense, confusing, or rapidly changing activity
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The whirlwinds destroyed several barns in the rural area.
- Meteorologists tracked multiple whirlwinds moving across the plains.
- The past few months have been whirlwinds of activity at work.
- She felt caught up in whirlwinds of emotion after the news.
- The campaign created whirlwinds of controversy in the media.
- Small whirlwinds of dust formed in the desert heat.
- Their relationship was a series of whirlwinds and quiet moments.