[hwurl-wind, wurl-] 
| 1. | any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout. |
| 2. | anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force. |
| 3. | any circling rush or violent onward course. |
| 4. | like a whirlwind, as in speed or force: a whirlwind visit to New York. |
| 5. | to move or travel quickly. |
| 6. | reap the whirlwind, to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hos. 8:7. |
