(SOW THE WIND AND) REAP THE WHIRLWIND

Meaning of (SOW THE WIND AND) REAP THE WHIRLWIND in English

suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions. [with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.]

→ whirlwind

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOW — Airport Name : Show Low Regional Airport Airport Location : Show Low, Arizona, United States IATA Code : SOW ICAO …
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WHIRLWIND — ciclon, vente spiral
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REAP — recoltar; (cut corn) falcear
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WHIRLWIND — alimpulos
English-Visayan vocabulary
REAP — ani
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WHIRLWIND — I. noun Date: 14th century a small rotating windstorm of limited extent, 2. a confused rush ; whirl , a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
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WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIRLWIND — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English whirlwind, whirlewind, from whirlen to whirl + wind 1. a. : …
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SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sowe, suwe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English sū …
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REAP — I. ˈrēp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English repen, ripen, from Old English reopan, rīpan; akin to Middle Dutch …
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WHIRLWIND — (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRLWIND — (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with …
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SOW — (v. t.) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: …
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SOW — (n.) A sow bug.
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REAP — (v. t.) To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
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REAP — (v. t.) To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or …
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SOW — ( v. t. ) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOW — ( n. ) A sow bug.
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REAP — ( v. t. ) To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of …
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REAP — ( v. t. ) To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
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WHIRLWIND — /hwerrl"wind', werrl"-/ , n. 1. any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less …
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SOW
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REAP — — reapable , adj. /reep/ , v.t. 1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or …
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WHIRLWIND — adj. similar to a whirlwind; tumultuous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIRLWIND — I. -ˌwind noun Date: 14th century 1. : a small rotating windstorm of limited extent 2. a. : a confused …
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SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū …
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REAP — verb Etymology: Middle English repen, from Old English reopan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) : to …
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WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
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WHIRLWIND — noun fig.: a body of objects sweeping violently onward. 2. whirlwind ·noun a violent windstorm of limited extent, as the …
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SOW — noun a sow bug. 2. sow ·vi to sew. ·see sew. 3. sow ·noun the female of swine, or of …
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REAP — vt to clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field. 2. reap ·vt to deprive of the …
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WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
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WHIRLWIND — [whirl.wind] n (14c) 1: a small rotating windstorm of limited extent 2. a: a confused rush: whirl b: a violent …
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SOW — [sow] n [ME sowe, fr. OE sugu; akin to OE & OHG su sow, L sus pig, swine, hog, Gk …
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REAP — [reap] vb [ME repen, fr. OE reopan] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): to cut with a sickle, scythe, or …
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WHIRLWIND — whirlwind BrE AmE ˈwɜːl wɪnd ˈhwɜːl- AmE \ ˈwɝːl- ˈhwɝːl- ▷ whirlwind|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOW — I sow verb 'place (seeds)' BrE AmE səʊ AmE soʊ (= so) ▷ sowed səʊd AmE soʊd ▷ sowing ˈsəʊ …
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REAP — reap BrE AmE riːp ▷ reaped riːpt ▷ reaping ˈriːp ɪŋ ▷ reaps riːps
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOW — I . / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ verb —see also sow (II) ( sowed , sown / səʊn; NAmE soʊn/ or …
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WHIRLWIND — / ˈwɜːlwɪnd; NAmE ˈwɜːrl-/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a very strong wind that moves very fast in a …
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REAP — / riːp; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] to obtain sth, especially sth good, as a direct result of …
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WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
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WHIRLWIND — I. whirl ‧ wind 1 /ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd $ ˈwɜːrl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . an extremely strong wind that moves …
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SOW
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REAP — reap /riːp/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: reopan ] 1 . [transitive] to get something, especially …
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WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIRLWIND — n. 1 a mass or column of air whirling rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape over …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOW — n. 1 a a female adult pig, esp. after farrowing. b a female guinea-pig. c the female of some other …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
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WHIRLWIND — n. 1 a mass or column of air whirling rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape over …
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SOW — n. 1 a a female adult pig, esp. after farrowing. b a female guinea-pig. c the female of some other …
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SOW — v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1 (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. b …
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WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
WHIRLWIND — n.1 a mass or column of air whirling rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape over land …
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SOW — 1. v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1. (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOW — I. VERB USES /soʊ/ ( sows, sowing, sowed, sown) 1. If you sow seeds or sow an area of land …
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WHIRLWIND — ( whirlwinds) 1. A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves …
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