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pinwheel
[ pin-hweel, -weel ]
noun
- Also called catherine wheel. a kind of firework supported on a pin which, when ignited, revolves rapidly and gives a dazzling display of light.
verb (used without object)
- to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel:
Images of the past pinwheeled through his mind.
pinwheel
/ ˈpɪnˌwiːl /
noun
- another name for Catherine wheel
- a cogwheel whose teeth are formed by small pins projecting either axially or radially from the rim of the wheel
- a toy consisting of plastic or paper vanes attached to a stick in such a manner that they revolve like the sails of a windmill Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)windmillwhirligig
Example Sentences
This premade Easter basket features a massive range of kid-friendly toys and treats, including caramel popcorn, a Kit Kat bar, Jelly Belly candies, Peeps, several chocolate bunnies, a jump rope, crayons, and pinwheels, bubbles, and two plush toys.
Rhubarb Roulade This powdered sugar-dusted pink-and-white pinwheel is a classically beautiful Gourmet dessert.
Why, he began turning somersaults so fast that he looked just like a pinwheel going around, or an automobile tire whizzing along.
Persis went through the air like a pinwheel, and those who witnessed the affair gave up her and the horse for dead.
A pinwheel had exploded, sending a shower of sparks in every direction.
Just as they entered a pinwheel, lying flat, began to fizz, sending a shower of sparks across the other pieces.
If this is a gesture, all I can say is, it is a pinwheel; and yet Broun writes only about things he knows about.
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