pinwheeled
Whirled like spokes
Pinwheeled is the past tense of pinwheel, meaning to spin or rotate like the toy windmill on a stick.
Arms and legs pinwheel when flailing in circular motion: She pinwheeled her arms to keep from falling.
A car that flips end over end pinwheels down the highway.
The word captures rapid, uncontrolled spinning.
Rotated rapidly once
revolved · pivoted · spiraled · swirled · circled · pirouetted · windmilled · cartwheeled
Thing that rotates
- whirligigToy that rotates
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- craftSkilled manual art
- plasticCapable of being molded
wooden · foil · paper · stick · blow · party · favor · novelty
Refracted light arc
- multicoloredHaving multiple hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
iridescent · spectrum · brilliant · vivid · whirring · dazzling · fluorescent · metallic
twirled
Rotated rapidly once
gyrated · revolved · pivoted · spiraled · swirled · circled · pirouetted · windmilled · cartwheeled · turned
spinner
Thing that rotates
plastic · wooden · foil · paper · stick · blow · party · favor · novelty · carnival
rainbow
Refracted light arc
- multicoloredHaving multiple hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
prismatic · iridescent · spectrum · brilliant · vivid · whirring · dazzling · fluorescent · metallic · foil
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
carnival · birthday · party · blowing · running · carefree · innocence · wonder · nostalgia · memories
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
draft · zephyr · waft · flutter · catch · spinning · whir · rustle · billow · stream
pinwheeledstill
Unmoving, or continuing
stationary · motionless · static · immobile · fixed
pinwheeledstabilized
Made steady or constant
steadied · controlled · balanced · braced · grounded
- paper pinwheelWind-spun folded toy