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whirlpool
('w/[@]/rlp/u/l )

noun (n)

  • a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    maelstrom, vortex
    source: wordnet30
  • An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • flow in a circular current, of liquids(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    eddy, purl, swirl, whirl
    source: wordnet30
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