whirligig

[ hwur-li-gig, wur- ]

/ ˈʰwɜr lɪˌgɪg, ˈwɜr- /

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noun

something that whirls or revolves.

a whirling motion or course: the whirligig of fashion.

a giddy or flighty person.

Dialect. a merry-go-round or carrousel.

a toy for whirling or spinning, as a top.

Origin of whirligig

First recorded in 1400–50, whirligig is from the late Middle English word whirlegigge.See whirl, gig¹

Words nearby whirligig

whip up, whipworm, whir, whirl, whirlabout, whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool, whirlpool bath, whirlwind

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Example sentences from the Web for whirligig

It is so dark I can't tell which way she is swinging till she is coming around like a whirligig.'
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
And thus and thus it goes, with the whirligig of Sunday newspaper criticism spinning out the tastes of the reading public.
Literature for Children|Orton Lowe
Then the exciting and dangerous "whirligig" would be suffered to possess its moment of notice.
The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper
She set it down and stooped forward, turning the bowl as if it were a whirligig.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss

Truly the whirligig of time brings in some strange revenges.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie|Andrew Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for whirligig

whirligig

/ (ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ) /

noun

any spinning toy, such as a top

another name for merry-go-round

anything that whirls about, spins, or moves in a circular or giddy waythe whirligig of social life

another name for windmill (def. 3)

Word Origin for whirligig

C15: whirlegigge, from whirl + gig 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whirligig
释义	whirligig [ hwur-li-gig, wur- ] / ˈʰwɜr lɪˌgɪg, ˈwɜr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whirligig ON THESAURUS.COM noun something that whirls or revolves. a whirling motion or course: the whirligig of fashion. a giddy or flighty person. Dialect. a merry-go-round or carrousel. a toy for whirling or spinning, as a top. Origin of whirligig First recorded in 1400–50, whirligig is from the late Middle English word whirlegigge.See whirl, gig¹ Words nearby whirligig whip up, whipworm, whir, whirl, whirlabout, whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool, whirlpool bath, whirlwind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whirligig It is so dark I can't tell which way she is swinging till she is coming around like a whirligig.' Life On The Mississippi, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) And thus and thus it goes, with the whirligig of Sunday newspaper criticism spinning out the tastes of the reading public. Literature for Children\|Orton Lowe Then the exciting and dangerous "whirligig" would be suffered to possess its moment of notice. The Pioneers\|James Fenimore Cooper She set it down and stooped forward, turning the bowl as if it were a whirligig. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales\|Clara Kern Bayliss Truly the whirligig of time brings in some strange revenges. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie\|Andrew Carnegie British Dictionary definitions for whirligig whirligig / (ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ) / noun any spinning toy, such as a top another name for merry-go-round anything that whirls about, spins, or moves in a circular or giddy waythe whirligig of social life another name for windmill (def. 3) Word Origin for whirligig C15: whirlegigge, from whirl + gig 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whirligig gyroscope, whirl, swivel, twist, twirl, pivot, revolve, spin, rotate, gyrate, whirling, spinning, spinner, wheel, troll, waltz, move, turn, circumvolve, circle
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whirligig

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