"Whirligig" is a word in ENGLISH
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders,
being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender
was whirled round with great velocity.
Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to
Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form,
and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live
mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a
gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim
rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and
whirlwig beetle.
A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon
an axis, or like a top.
Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or
things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses.
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alimbuyungán - A whirl, eddy, whirlpool, vortex, a rapid circular current of air or water. (cf. búyung—to revolve or turn …
Read the complete definitionbaliwliw v [AB3; ac1] turn around on itself in the air, cause s.t. to do so. Mibaliwliw (nabaliwliw) ang ayruplánu …
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-/ to rotate, revolve, turn around, pirouette; to whirl about one’s body. Saan ka nga agbarairong dita tengga ti …
Read the complete definition/AG-/ to whirl, revolve, rotate, gyrate. Agbariwengweng ti makitak. What I see is whirling. BARKADA [f. Sp.?], n. gang. /MAKI-: …
Read the complete definitionbíyu v {1} [AB; c1] twirl or whirl on its axis, cause s.t. to do so. Nagbíyu nga lílù, A …
Read the complete definitionThe act of turning, rolling, or whirling round.
Read the complete definitionThe act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round.
Read the complete definitionturning, rolling, or whirling round.
Read the complete definitiondáwdaw - To turn round, spin, whirl, twirl. (cf. búyung, túyub, tíyog).
Read the complete definitionadj. /NA-/ 1. cruel, merciless, savage, inhuman. Nadawel dayta anak mo. Your child is cruel. 2. harmful, noxious, injurious. 2. …
Read the complete definitionGiddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Read the complete definitionHaving in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.
Read the complete definitionTo whirl hither and thither.
Read the complete definitionBewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
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Read the complete definitionHaving in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of …
Read the complete definitionA top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Read the complete definitionMoving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.
Read the complete definitionThe act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; …
Read the complete definitionMoving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
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