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whirlwind noun

  /ˈ(h)wɝlwɪnd/ , /ˈwɜːlwɪnd/
  • 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.
 Wirbelwind, Wirbelsturm
  • (figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
 Wirbelwind
sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
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