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  • noun Plural form of pinwheel.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel.

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Examples

  • ÂÂThe Yonge twins pranced around, making lift and punch gestures with their hands before stopping to jump up and down, finger tips exploding into long coloured streamers, wrists spinning in pinwheels of colour.

    365 tomorrows » 2008 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008

  • He said "pinwheels" - globs of snow that roll downhill - are telltale signs of weakening snowpack.

    unknown title 2009

  • “The second time Babalu fought Chuck Liddell for the title, for the fucking light-heavyweight title, Chuck Liddell made $250,000 with bonuses,” Ryan says, evangelical fervor lighting up his eyes as the fireworks pop out in pinwheels of red, white, blue, and gold in the curved reflective space above the dashboard.

    Rampage 2008

  • “The second time Babalu fought Chuck Liddell for the title, for the fucking light-heavyweight title, Chuck Liddell made $250,000 with bonuses,” Ryan says, evangelical fervor lighting up his eyes as the fireworks pop out in pinwheels of red, white, blue, and gold in the curved reflective space above the dashboard.

    Rampage 2008

  • We have of course different kind of pinwheels; two Pinwheels actually and a Cartwheel for starters.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009

  • It never fails that whenever I really need to use my iPhone for other than a call, it just "pinwheels" forever.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2008

  • It never fails that whenever I really need to use my iPhone for other than a call, it just "pinwheels" forever.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2008

  • Bright pinwheels of light and pain explode through her mind.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Doyle pointed out a tiny red house with a swing in the yard and pinwheels in the flower bed.

    Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011

  • Bright pinwheels of light and pain explode through her mind.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

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