Plural of whirlwind
regular plural
The plural of whirlwind is whirlwinds.
Forms of whirlwind
| Singular | whirlwind /ˈwɜːlwɪnd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | whirlwinds |
| Countable | countable |
Whirlwinds in a sentence
- American shale’s placid responses to energy whirlwinds are becoming an enduring feature of the U.S. oil industry.2026 March 4, Benoît Morenne, “Why American Frackers Aren’t Rushing to Pump More Oil: U.S. shale giants won’t budge from their plans…. From the entry shale
- People are sensitive to the differences between gusts, stormfronts, and whirlwinds and interpret them both pragmatically as weather conditions and as a reminder of sacred unity.2000, Bruce Lerro, From Earth Spirits to Sky Gods, page 67. From the entry stormfront
Meaning of whirlwind
- noun A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
- noun A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
- adjective Rapid and minimal.
Questions about the plural of whirlwind
- What is the plural of whirlwind?
- The plural of whirlwind is whirlwinds.
- Is whirlwind countable?
- Whirlwind is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whirlwind (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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