Meaning & use
Pinwheeled
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Spun or whirled rapidly around a central point, like the blades of a pinwheel.
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The stunt car pinwheeled across the track after clipping the barrier.
Autumn leaves pinwheeled through the air on the gusty afternoon.
A note on using this word
A vivid verb derived from the child's toy, often used in sports writing and action narration to describe an object or body spinning out of control.
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spunwhirledtwirled
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