pin·wheel
ˈpin-ˌ(h)wēl 
1
: a fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire
2
: a toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stick
3
: something (such as a galaxy) shaped like a pinwheel
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Examples of pinwheel in a Sentence
Verb
the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
Working in batches if needed, arrange pinwheels, cut sides down, in a single layer in prepared basket (do not overcrowd).
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
Observations of pinwheeling galaxies suggested that scaffolds of invisible matter held their stars together, while a repulsive form of energy drove galaxies apart.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2020
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Noun
In another direction are long benches with red and yellow pinwheels spinning in old, metal milk containers.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
Working in batches if needed, arrange pinwheels, cut sides down, in a single layer in prepared basket (do not overcrowd).
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
Verb
Some of the outer rain bands and a few storms from Beta will pinwheel into the area from the east and southeast.
—Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
Observations of pinwheeling galaxies suggested that scaffolds of invisible matter held their stars together, while a repulsive form of energy drove galaxies apart.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2020
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“Pinwheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinwheel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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