different between whirlwind vs typhon

English

Etymology

From Middle English whirlewind, whirlewynde, equivalent to whirl +? wind. Compare Middle Dutch wervelwint, Old Norse hvirfilvindr.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?(h)w??lw?nd/

Noun

whirlwind (plural whirlwinds)

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.

   The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.

   Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.

Hyponyms

• tornado
• waterspout
• landspout
• fire whirl
• dust devil

Derived terms

• sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

Translations

Adjective

whirlwind (not comparable)

1. Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.
   • 2016, Nina Milne, Rafael's Contract Bride (page 60)

     So you aren't deserting the Caversham ship. They'll understand. After all, their courtship was pretty whirlwind itself.

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Ancient Greek ????? (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?f?n/

Noun

typhon (plural typhons)

1. (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

   • The circling typhon whirled from point to point.

Anagrams

• Python, phyton, python

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.f??/

Noun

typhon m (plural typhons)

1. tropical cyclone, typhoon (hurricane in the Pacific)

Further reading

• “typhon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• python, Python