English-Finnish translations for whirlwind

• pyörremyrsky
• pyörretuuli

Definition of whirlwind

• A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion
• Rapid and minimal: ''a whirlwind tour'', ''a whirlwind romance''

Examples

• The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.
• Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.

Related words

• sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
• he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind