reap the whirlwind

verb

To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.

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Meanings

verbreap the whirlwind (third-person singular simple present reaps the whirlwind, present participle reaping the whirlwind, simple past and past participle reaped the whirlwind)

present singular third person reaps the whirlwind · participle present reaping the whirlwind · participle past reaped the whirlwind · past reaped the whirlwind

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
  2. idiomaticTo suffer bad consequences for one's actions.
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APA

reap the whirlwind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reap%20the%20whirlwind

MLA

“reap the whirlwind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reap%20the%20whirlwind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reap the whirlwind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reap%20the%20whirlwind.

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