Whirlpool

/ˈwɝlpul/

Synonyms for "whirlpool" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(2 words)

maelstrom vortex

adoback streambackflow backwash backwater bust bustle centrifugate centrifuge charybdis

Strong matches (18)

countercurrent counterflow counterfluxdizzy roundeddy flurry furore fuss gulf gurge gyre maelstrom

Noun(5 words)

eddie eddies frenzy hubbub maelstroms

Verb(1 words)

eddy

Related words (29)

pirouette pother purlrat racereel refluence reflux regurgitation round spin stir surge swirl turn twirl vortex waterfall wheel whirl whirligig

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whirlwind whorl

Verb(3 words)

purl swirl whirl

Noun(4 words)

turmoil vortexes vorticeswater vortex

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More general

12 entries

condition course current feed flowgeophysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonrun situation state streamwater feature

More specific

5 entries

eddy frenzy hubbub maelstrom uproar

Collocations

5 entries

dangerous whirlpoolmassive whirlpoolocean whirlpoolriver whirlpoolwhirlpool current

Inflections

1 entries

whirlpools

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It has a big whirlpool and a strong current.

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You may have seen an eddy if you've ever gone canoeing and you see a small whirlpool of water while you paddle through the water.

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Water springs out of a fountain, flows downwards in a brook, runs in a beck, stands in a pond, glides in the stream, is whirled about in a whirlpool and causes fens.

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The boat fell into a whirlpool and overturned.

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