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whirlwind

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˈwɜːl.wɪnd/ US  /ˈwɝːl-/

Definition

describes an event that happens very fast, and often unexpectedly: They married three months after they met - it was a real whirlwind romance. a whirlwind tour/visitExciting and interesting
(Definition of whirlwind adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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