whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈ(h)wər(-ə)l-ˌpül 
1
a
: a confused tumult and bustle : whirl
b
: a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed
refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue—
A. D. White
A. D. White2
b
Examples of whirlpool in a Sentence
The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship
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Suites feature two-person whirlpool tubs and private balconies, while ground-floor rooms are swim-up suites.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
When it was lifted, water rushed out forcefully, filling the building with a crashing sound and causing metal railings to vibrate as a whirlpool formed in the bottom of the tank.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The Historic Webster House Historic Webster House in Bay City has six luxurious rooms available, each with ensuite baths and fireplaces and some with whirlpool tubs, saunas and skylights.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024
Accommodations include contemporary suites with jetted whirlpool tubs, some with private plunge pools.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
When it was lifted, water rushed out forcefully, filling the building with a crashing sound and causing metal railings to vibrate as a whirlpool formed in the bottom of the tank.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The Historic Webster House Historic Webster House in Bay City has six luxurious rooms available, each with ensuite baths and fireplaces and some with whirlpool tubs, saunas and skylights.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024
Accommodations include contemporary suites with jetted whirlpool tubs, some with private plunge pools.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023
See all Example Sentences for whirlpool
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whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül
ˈwər(-ə)l-
1
: water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center into which floating objects are drawn : eddy
2
Medical Definition
whirlpool
noun
whirl·pool
ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-
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