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
- ‘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.’