pinwheels

verb

present tense third-person singular of pinwheel
as in rotates
to move in circles around an axis or center the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinwheels
  1. rotates
  2. revolves
  3. spins
  4. twirls
Verb
  • The band rotates through instruments, including alpenhorns, cow bells, and a xylophone, and invites guests onto the floor to polka.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
  • The author rotates in and out of the lives of her cast, teasing out perspectives, manifesting the notion that friendships are what hold us together, year in, year out.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of rotates
Verb
  • But the movie revolves, of course, around the guys planning and executing their labyrinthine heist.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • That happens simply because Earth revolves, but the planets also move across the sky, further complicating things.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of revolves
Verb
  • The Catherine wheel of anxiety spins in the largest military alliance in history, with some justification.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • An agitator is a post in the machine’s center that twists so the clothes can rub against each other, while impellers have a cone or disc on the bottom of the drum that spins.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026
Definition of spins
Verb
  • With smoke streaming from his mouth and nose, McTominay twirls the delighted older man around.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • The Manchester City taliswoman then twirls her arm before knee sliding in front of the travelling fans.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of twirls
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