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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun whirligig has 2 senses
- whirligig(n = noun.artifact) spinning top, teetotum, top - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" has particulars: humming top, peg top, whip top, whipping top
- whirligig(n = noun.artifact) carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout - a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement; is a kind of ride
is a kind of plaything, toy
Derived form verb whirligig1
Verb whirligig has 1 sense
- whirligig(v = verb.motion) - whirl or spin like a whirligig; is one way to gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl
Derived form noun whirligig1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
whirligig, n. [Whirl + gig.].
- A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. [1913 Webster]"With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head." [1913 Webster]
- A mediæval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity. [1913 Webster]
- Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to
Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called alsoweaver ,whirlwig , andwhirlwig beetle . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whirligig, n.
1 a spinning or whirling toy.
2 a merry-go-round.
3 a revolving motion.
4 anything regarded as hectic or constantly changing (the whirligig of time).
5 any freshwater beetle of the family Gyrinidae that circles about on the surface.
1 a spinning or whirling toy.
2 a merry-go-round.
3 a revolving motion.
4 anything regarded as hectic or constantly changing (the whirligig of time).
5 any freshwater beetle of the family Gyrinidae that circles about on the surface.
Etymology
ME f. WHIRL + obs. gig whipping-top