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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If money is no object, the best digs are two aft-facing Otium Suites, which clock in at 1,324 square feet, each with a 421-square-foot wraparound veranda with private whirlpool.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
With the heat at medium-low, stir the water in a circular motion to create a whirlpool.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
You also may be instructed to avoid swimming pools and whirlpools for one to two months.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Guests also have access to pools, steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools and gardens.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
With the heat at medium-low, stir the water in a circular motion to create a whirlpool.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
You also may be instructed to avoid swimming pools and whirlpools for one to two months.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Guests also have access to pools, steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools and gardens.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whirlpool
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“Whirlpool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whirlpool. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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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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