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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Verb
the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Dec. 2024
Light eats like charcuterie and pinwheel sandwiches will also be available.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
Compared to bowties or pinwheels, shells or elbows, and linguine or fettuccine, after all, ravioli has a little more substance thanks to its cheese-y filling.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Dec. 2024
Light eats like charcuterie and pinwheel sandwiches will also be available.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Forecasters warned of the arrival Thursday into Friday of a second intensifying low pressure area, which will pinwheel around the first bomb cyclone in an atmospheric interaction known as the Fujiwara Effect.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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
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“Pinwheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinwheel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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