whirligig

Related topics: Toys

whir·li·gig /ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ $ ˈwɜːr-/ noun [countableC]

DHTa toy that spins 旋转式玩具；陀螺 SYN top

Examples from the Corpus

whirligig• A group of whirligig beetles span round and round on the surface of the water putting me in a daze.• So the political whirligig goes round; and the deadlock is almost complete.• Old Bill Shakespeare's whirligig of time again!• They thereby avoid commitment to any current fad that comes up on the whirligig of fashion.

Origin whirligig

(1400-1500) whirl + gig “something that turns around very quickly” ( → GIG1)

单词	whirligig
释义	whirligig Related topics: Toys whir·li·gig /ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ $ ˈwɜːr-/ noun [countableC] DHTa toy that spins 旋转式玩具；陀螺 SYN top Examples from the Corpus whirligig• A group of whirligig beetles span round and round on the surface of the water putting me in a daze.• So the political whirligig goes round; and the deadlock is almost complete.• Old Bill Shakespeare's whirligig of time again!• They thereby avoid commitment to any current fad that comes up on the whirligig of fashion. Origin whirligig (1400-1500) whirl + gig “something that turns around very quickly” ( → GIG1)
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