whirlpool
To spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpoolTo spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpool.
» Our boat got caught in a whirlpool.
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1 sensesTo spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpool.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
Examples
13 sentencesOur boat got caught in a whirlpool.
Our boat got sucked into a whirlpool.
ruНашу лодку затянуло в водоворот. — marafon
deUnser Boot wurde in einen Strudel gesaugt. — Yorwba
Stay away from whirlpools.
ruДержитесь подальше от водоворотов. — marafon
deMeiden Sie Wasserwirbel! — Yorwba
The monster descended into the whirlpool.
Dmitri was trapped in a whirlpool.
Origin
From earlier whirlpoole, whirlpole, apparently from Middle English *whirlpole, potentiallyFrom earlier whirlpoole, whirlpole, apparently from Middle English *whirlpole, potentially coalescing Old English hwierfel (“whirlpool”) and Old English hwierfepōl (“whirlpool”). Equivalent to whirl + pool. Cognate with Scots quhirlepole, whirle-pule (“whirlpool”). Compare also English whirlpit.
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Forms
whirlpools, whirlpooling, whirlpooled, whirlpooled| Base form | whirlpool · to whirlpool |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whirlpools |
| Present participle | whirlpooling |
| Past simple | whirlpooled |
| Past participle | whirlpooled |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle