A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion
A whirlwind event or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal. He got married after a whirlwind romance. a whirlwind tour of France. a whirlwind situation or event happens very quickly
You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as a whirlwind. I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air