whirlwind
/ˈwəːlwɪnd/
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American sound/ˈwəːlwɪnd/
whirlwind
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- 2 syllables
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- Schwa vowel
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- Clear final sound
whir - lwind -> whirlwind
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- ‘During certain weather conditions, the constant stream of air over hilly areas would produce small, electrically charged whirlwinds.’
- ‘A hot dry wind stirred up small whirlwinds of dust and sand, forcing her to squint.’
- ‘Heading up to the top of the mountain for the afternoons finals the athletes were pummeled by high winds and dusty whirlwinds.’
- ‘A tree was knocked over, roof tiles pulled away and some outbuilding's roofs even torn off when strong, sudden whirlwinds descended on the village on Monday morning.’
- ‘The two aircraft encountered terrific up and down drafts, along with whirlwinds, frequently driving the planes to within 25-ft of the ground.’
- ‘They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense dust storms that can occur.’
- ‘Arid, dusty Jijiga is built on a vast plain where even the smallest breeze creates wind devils - whirlwinds of dust that rise high into the sky.’
- ‘A tornado or whirlwind was spotted in north Pembrokeshire last week by a local tornado enthusiast.’
- ‘For a desert people winds, rain, thunder, lightening, hurricanes, thunderbolts, whirlwinds, and other meteorological phenomena held tremendous fascination.’
- ‘He explained whirlwinds were formed in storm clouds.’
- ‘Diane and Derek had a whirlwind courtship of two years and the question of the day was, where exactly did the happy couple meet?’
- ‘Erianne always set his senses on heightened alarm, even now when she was an emotional whirlwind.’
- ‘Drinnen will savour the routine after a whirlwind two months.’
- ‘It was a whirlwind romance little approved of by her family.’
- ‘He met the wonderful Rosie and, after a whirlwind romance, they married.’
- ‘What should we make of the latest whirlwind of diplomatic activity?’
- ‘Barry's daughter, Sinead, becomes a traffic warden and has a whirlwind romance with a man Barry hates.’
- ‘The couple enjoyed a whirlwind romance after meeting each other in a Los Angeles hotel lobby in February.’
- ‘It was such a idyllic setting, she could imagine herself having a whirlwind romance of sorts in Scotland.’
- ‘Theirs had been a real whirlwind romance - six weeks from their first meeting to their marriage.’
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