WHIRLWIND


Meaning of WHIRLWIND in English

/ ˈwɜːlwɪnd; NAmE ˈwɜːrl-/ noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

a very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage

2.

a situation or series of events where a lot of things happen very quickly :

To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.

■ adjective

[ only before noun ] happening very fast :

a whirlwind romance

a whirlwind tour of America

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.