Synonyms for whirlpool

Synonyms for (noun) whirlpool

Synonyms: maelstrom, whirlpool, vortex

Definition: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

Similar words: current, stream

Definition: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Usage: the raft floated downstream on the current; he felt a stream of air; the hose ejected a stream of water


Synonyms for (verb) whirlpool

Synonyms: swirl, whirl, whirlpool, purl, eddy

Definition: flow in a circular current, of liquids

Similar words: flow, feed, course, run

Definition: move along, of liquids

Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi


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