whirligig
/ˈwɜrlɪˌɡɪɡ/
noun
- A toy that spins or whirls, such as a top or a pinwheel.
- The child ran with a colorful whirligig that spun in the breeze.
- At the fair, she bought a whirligig shaped like a flower.
- Grandpa carved a wooden whirligig that twirled on the porch.
- A whirligig beetle, a small water beetle that swims rapidly in circles on the surface of ponds.
- The whirligig beetle uses its split eyes to see above and below water.
- We watched a whirligig skate across the pond in tight circles.
- A group of whirligigs gathered near the lily pads.
- Something that is in a state of constant change or confusion; a whirl or bustle of activity.
- Her life became a whirligig of meetings and deadlines.
- The city was a whirligig of lights and noise.
- The political season is a whirligig of speeches and rallies.