Nounvortex; maelstrom; whirlpool · (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel; turmoil

Nounwhirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl · spiral (shape, pattern)

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'spiral

Nounwhirling tides

Nounvortex