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English noun: whirlpool

1. whirlpool (event) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)


Synonymsmaelstrom, vortex


Broader (hypernym)current, stream


Narrower (hyponym)Charybdis


English verb: whirlpool

1. whirlpool (motion) flow in a circular current, of liquids


Synonymseddy, purl, swirl, whirl


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)course, feed, flow, run









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