whirly
Like a top
Whirly describes something that whirls or spins: a whirly pattern, whirly blades.
As a noun, it's informal for a helicopter, from the rotating blades.
In some regions, a whirly or whirlybird is also a child's pinwheel toy.
The word has a playful, informal quality.
Spinning vaned toy
- topUppermost part or surface
- spinnerThing that rotates
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
rotor · gyroscope · fidget · yo-yo · windmill · mobiles · spinners · buzzer
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- eddyCircular counter-current
dust devil · swirling · blustery · gusty · drafty
Turning on an axis
- gyrateMove in spirals
- revolveTurn around center
- swivelRotating connection point
- rotateTurn about an axis
wheel · pivot · spiral · vortex · pirouette · centrifuge · gyration · circumvolution
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- woozyDizzy and confused
unsteady · spinning · reeling · dazed · swimmy · faint · muddled · befuddled
pinwheel
Spinning vaned toy
- topUppermost part or surface
- spinnerThing that rotates
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
propeller · rotor · gyroscope · fidget · yo-yo · windmill · mobiles · spinners · buzzer · noisemaker
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
rotation
Turning on an axis
rotate · wheel · pivot · spiral · vortex · pirouette · centrifuge · gyration · circumvolution · carousel
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
woozy · unsteady · spinning · reeling · dazed · swimmy · faint · muddled · befuddled
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
jive · folk dance · square dance · do-si-do · promenade
- give it a whirlTry something out
- whirlwind romanceIntense, brief romantic relationship
- give something a whirlAttempt something new
- giving something a whirlTesting something out
- reap the whirlwindSuffer consequences of misdeeds
- gave something a whirlAttempted something new
whirl, whirlwind, whirling, whir, whirled, whirls, whirring, whirred, whirlwinds