pinwheel

pinwheel

verb

Definition of PINWHEEL

to move in circles around an axis or center <the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly>

Synonyms gyrate, pinwheel, pirouette, revolve, roll, rotate, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words coil, curl, curve, round, spiral, swirl, twine, twist, wind; circle, circulate, encircle, orbit, ring; pivot, swivel