1. a toy that spins or whirls around
2. something that continuously whirls or rotates
3. a small aquatic beetle that swims rapidly in circles on the water surface
Usage: zoology

Examples

• The child watched the colorful whirligig spin in the garden breeze.
• She bought a wooden whirligig at the craft fair.
• The whirligig beetle darted across the pond’s surface.
• His mind felt like a whirligig of confused thoughts.
• The old weathervane was a whirligig shaped like a rooster.
• Whirligigs danced on the water near the dock.