whirligig

as inrotary

as ingyro
as inrotate
as intwirl
as ingyrate

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Synonyms for whirligig

adj turning

More words related to whirligig

carousel

noun. merry-go-round

gyrate

verb. revolve

gyro

noun. gyrator

rotary

adjective. turning

rotate

verb. go around in circle

rotated

verb. go around in circle

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., a child's toy, from whirl (v.) + gig (see gig (n.1)). Meaning "anything in constant motion" is from 1580s; "fickle, flighty person" is from c.1600; as a type of water beetle, from 1713.

Example Sentences for whirligig

The fortunes these women have poured into this whirligig of chance will never be computed.

She set it down and stooped forward, turning the bowl as if it were a whirligig.

Don't you see that Time is a whirligig, and all things come round?

She is called “The Whirligig” because she is so apt to be blown about by her emotions.

She put it on the floor and stooped forward, turning the vessel like a whirligig.

The whirligig of time had not yet revolved so as to bring us in our revenge.

Touching his hat, he walked onwards, leaving my thoughts all in a whirligig.

Sea-crawfish, anchovies, or whirligig mullets are good baits.

The whirligig of time brings about strange revenges, for a truth.

The "whirligig of time" has turned; the "Pilot" drops the "Commodore."