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whirlpool

[hwurl-pool, wurl-] / ˈʰwɜrlˌpul, ˈwɜrl- /
NOUN
spinning water
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The whirlpool is massive, and I seriously overestimated how far I could jump.

From Literature

On the way to port, a powerful wave struck from two directions creating a whirlpool, and the boat flipped.

From BBC

Byrne’s own children, 7 and 9, helped her snap out of the whirlpool of emotion that was making “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”

From Los Angeles Times

Below the cliff where Arisu and this gentleman converse lies a vast body of churning water with a foreboding whirlpool at its heart.

From Salon

Meanwhile, on the walls are large sheets of colourful paper covered in swirled patterns, some like tornados or whirlpools.

From BBC