pinwheelingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnwiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌ(h)wilɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinwheel v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pinwheel v. + -ing suffix².

That rotates like a pinwheel; somersaulting, whirling in the air.

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1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 149 The shrill, frantically pinwheeling little dog.

1951 J. Steinbeck Burning Bright i. 12 The shrill band played the march of elephants and white horses, giraffes and hippopotamuses and pin-wheeling clowns.

1993 Psychol. Today July 59/1 The lazily pinwheeling Russian space-lab.

2004 Orange County (Calif.) Register 5 Apr. (Life section) Kylián wanted to fill the stage with lushness—rows of leaping men and pinwheeling women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinwheeling
释义	pinwheelingadj. Brit. /ˈpɪnwiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinwheel v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pinwheel v. + -ing suffix². That rotates like a pinwheel; somersaulting, whirling in the air. ΚΠ 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 149 The shrill, frantically pinwheeling little dog. 1951 J. Steinbeck Burning Bright i. 12 The shrill band played the march of elephants and white horses, giraffes and hippopotamuses and pin-wheeling clowns. 1993 Psychol. Today July 59/1 The lazily pinwheeling Russian space-lab. 2004 Orange County (Calif.) Register 5 Apr. (Life section) Kylián wanted to fill the stage with lushness—rows of leaping men and pinwheeling women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1942
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