whirligig
whirligig · whirligigs · whirligigged · whirligigging
To spin or twirl about quicklyTo spin or twirl about quickly.
UK/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/US/ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/
Meaning
1 sensesTo spin or twirl about quickly.
More definitions
- whirl or spin like a whirligig
Origin
From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).
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Forms
whirligigs, whirligigging, whirligigged, whirligigged| Base form | whirligig · to whirligig |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whirligigs |
| Present participle | whirligigging |
| Past simple | whirligigged |
| Past participle | whirligigged |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedyo-yo
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.