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whirlpool

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Main Entry:
whirl·pool Listen to the pronunciation of whirlpool
Pronunciation:
\ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1529
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>2 a: water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn : eddy, vortex b: whirlpool bath


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