whirlpool
noun
water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
whirlpools
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pluralof whirlpool.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Because the researchers find that these small whirlpools appear continuously wherever the magnetic field is sufficiently strong, the vortices could provide a persistent mechanism for twisting the Sun's magnetic field lines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Corryvreckan whirlpool, between the islands of Jura and Scarba in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the largest whirlpools in the world and considered highly dangerous.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
I managed two exciting trips during its short four-month life, before its magnificent dance in a windstorm and collapse into the whirlpools below on Nov. 7, 1940.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Across the universe, the immense gravitational pull of black holes sucks up whirlpools of gas called accretion disks.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023
The whirlpools vanished, and the current returned to normal.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
