Whirlwind

//ˈwɜːlwɪnd//

Synonyms for "whirlwind" (65 found)

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Translations

126 translations across 78 languages.

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Albanian

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  • shakullinë noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • βέμβιξ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • λαῖλαψ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Arabic

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  • زَوْبَعَة noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մրրիկ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Asturian

2 entries
  • terbulín noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • torbolín noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • burağan noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • burulğan noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • qasırğa noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Bashkir

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  • ҡойон noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Belarusian

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  • ві́хур noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ві́хура noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Breton

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  • avel-dro noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Bulgarian

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  • ви́хър noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • вихрушка noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Burmese

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  • ရေကတော့ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • လေကတော့ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • လေပွေ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Catalan

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  • terbolí noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Chinese

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  • щүанфыр noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 一片忙亂 /一片忙乱 noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
  • 旋風 /旋风 noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • 飆 /飙 noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Chukchi

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  • янрайгын noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Czech

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  • smršť noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Danish

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  • hvirvelvind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Dutch

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  • wervelwind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • windhoos noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Esperanto

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  • ciklono noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Estonian

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  • tuulispask noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Finnish

3 entries
  • pyörremyrsky noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • pyörremyrsky noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
  • pyörretuuli noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

French

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  • cyclone noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Galician

4 entries
  • refolada noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • refolión noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • remuíño noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • voraxen noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Georgian

2 entries
  • გრიგალი noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ქარიშხალი noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

German

3 entries
  • Wirbelsturm noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • Wirbelwind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • Wirbelwind noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Greek

3 entries
  • ανεμοστρόβιλος noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ανεμοστρόβιλος noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
  • λαίλαπα noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Greenlandic

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  • anoraarsuaq noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Hawaiian

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  • puahiohio noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Hindi

2 entries
  • चक्रवात noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • बवंडर noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Hungarian

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  • forgószél noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Ido

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  • aerovortico noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Ingrian

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  • viihkura noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Irish

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  • cuaifeach noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Italian

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  • turbine noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 旋風 noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Kazakh

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  • құйын noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Khmer

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  • កំបុតត្បូង noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Korean

1 entries
  • 선풍 noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Kyrgyz

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  • куюн noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Lao

2 entries
  • ຈັກກະວາດ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ຫົວກຸດ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Latin

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  • turbō noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • vertex noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Latvian

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  • viesulis noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • viesulas noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Macedonian

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  • ви́ор noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Mongolian

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  • хуй noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Māori

4 entries
  • tūkauati noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • urupuhau noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ānewa noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • āwhiowhio noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Navajo

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  • náátsʼóʼoołdísii noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • virvelvind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • virvelvind noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • kvervelvind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • kvervelvind noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
  • virvelvind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • virvelvind noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Old English

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  • þoden noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Oromo

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  • bubbee noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • بوراغان noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • طولومبه noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Persian

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  • گردباد noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Plautdietsch

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  • Wirbelstorm noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Polish

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  • tornado noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
  • trąba powietrzna noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Portuguese

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  • turbilhão noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Punjabi

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  • ਵਾਵਰੋਲਾ noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Russian

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  • вихрь noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • смерч noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • урага́н noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Samoan

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  • āsiosio noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • ioma-ghaoth noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • vȉhor noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ви̏хор noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Slovak

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  • víchrica noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Slovene

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  • vihar noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Spanish

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  • torbellino noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • tromba noun (body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)

Swedish

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  • virvelvind noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Tagalog

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  • buhawi noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ipu-ipo noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Tahitian

1 entries
  • puahiohio noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Tajik

1 entries
  • гирдбод noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Tamil

3 entries
  • சுழல்காற்று noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • சூறாவளி noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • சூறைக்காற்று noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Tatar

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  • коен noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Telugu

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  • సుడిగాలి noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Thai

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  • บ้าหมู noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • พายุหมุน noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • ลมวน noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Turkish

2 entries
  • burağan noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • kasırga noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ви́хор noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قۇيۇن noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • quyun noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • uyurma noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • gió lốc noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • lốc noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Welsh

4 entries
  • awel dro noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • corwynt noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • troellwynt noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)
  • trowynt noun (violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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My friends gave us a whirlwind tour of Paris.

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Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

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Tom and Mary had a whirlwind romance.

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It was clear that Fadil and Layla were involved in a whirlwind romance.

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