Dictionary entry

Whirlwind

Pronunciation: /ˈwəːlwɪnd/

Pronunciation

/ˈwəːlwɪnd/

Myanmar Meaning

လေပွေ။ အလွန်လျင်မြန်သော။

Definition

whirlwind /'wɜ:lwÇnd/ n ေလေပြ။ ေလဝဲ။ She went through the house like a whirlwind, cleaning each room in turn. ❍ ( fig ) He's a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm. adj အလြန္လ်င္ျမန္ေသာ။ လွ်ပ္တစ္ျပက္။ a whirlwind romance ❍ a whirlwind tour of Europe.

Examples

  1. ‘During certain weather conditions
  2. the constant stream of air over hilly areas would produce small
  3. electrically charged whirlwinds.’
  4. ‘A hot dry wind stirred up small whirlwinds of dust and sand
  5. forcing her to squint.’
  6. ‘Heading up to the top of the mountain for the afternoons finals the athletes were pummeled by high winds and dusty whirlwinds.’
  7. ‘A tree was knocked over
  8. roof tiles pulled away and some outbuilding's roofs even torn off when strong
  9. sudden whirlwinds descended on the village on Monday morning.’
  10. ‘The two aircraft encountered terrific up and down drafts
  11. along with whirlwinds
  12. frequently driving the planes to within 25-ft of the ground.’
  13. ‘They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds
  14. though these are nothing when compared to the immense dust storms that can occur.’
  15. ‘Arid
  16. 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.’
  17. ‘A tornado or whirlwind was spotted in north Pembrokeshire last week by a local tornado enthusiast.’
  18. ‘For a desert people winds
  19. rain
  20. thunder
  21. lightening
  22. hurricanes
  23. thunderbolts
  24. whirlwinds
  25. and other meteorological phenomena held tremendous fascination.’
  26. ‘He explained whirlwinds were formed in storm clouds.’
  27. ‘Diane and Derek had a whirlwind courtship of two years and the question of the day was
  28. where exactly did the happy couple meet?’
  29. ‘Erianne always set his senses on heightened alarm
  30. even now when she was an emotional whirlwind.’
  31. ‘Drinnen will savour the routine after a whirlwind two months.’
  32. ‘It was a whirlwind romance little approved of by her family.’
  33. ‘He met the wonderful Rosie and
  34. after a whirlwind romance
  35. they married.’
  36. ‘What should we make of the latest whirlwind of diplomatic activity?’
  37. ‘Barry's daughter
  38. Sinead
  39. becomes a traffic warden and has a whirlwind romance with a man Barry hates.’
  40. ‘The couple enjoyed a whirlwind romance after meeting each other in a Los Angeles hotel lobby in February.’
  41. ‘It was such a idyllic setting
  42. she could imagine herself having a whirlwind romance of sorts in Scotland.’
  43. ‘Theirs had been a real whirlwind romance - six weeks from their first meeting to their marriage.’