Synonyms of whirlpools

whirlpools

noun

plural of whirlpool

as in vortices

water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center

in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vortices
• vortexes
• gulfs
• maelstroms
• eddies
• swirls
• tourbillons
• whirls
• tourbillions