whirligig

[US]/'wɜːlɪgɪg/
[UK]/'wɝlɪɡɪɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. juguete que gira, transformación.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

the whirligig of time.

el torbellino del tiempo.

the whirligig of life

el torbellino de la vida

Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.

Nuestros sentimientos de felicidad y tristeza pronto se pierden en el torbellino del tiempo.

Everybody is always living in a whirligig of selfhood and it's turely destined that someday we all will age and die.

Todos vivimos constantemente en un torbellino de individualidad y es verdaderamente predestinado que algún día todos envejeceremos y moriremos.

The children played with a whirligig in the park.

Los niños jugaron con un girasol en el parque.

She watched the whirligig spin in the wind.

Ella observó el girasol girando con el viento.

The whirligig of time brings about changes.

El torbellino del tiempo trae consigo cambios.

He built a whirligig out of paper and a straw.

Él construyó un girasol con papel y una pajita.

The whirligig of emotions can be overwhelming.

El torbellino de emociones puede ser abrumador.

The whirligig of fate had brought them together.

El torbellino del destino los había unido.

She gazed at the colorful whirligig in awe.

Ella miró con asombro el colorido girasol.

The artist created a whirligig sculpture that mesmerized the audience.

El artista creó una escultura de girasol que cautivó al público.

The whirligig of politics can be unpredictable.

El torbellino de la política puede ser impredecible.

He attached a whirligig to the top of his fishing rod.

Él ató un girasol a la parte superior de su caña de pescar.

Real-world Examples

These little whirligig beetles can, too.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

It was less weaselly than stoat-like—a whirligig of policies and pledges that appeared more fascinating than substantial.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Whistles and whirligigs! Trufflehunter, " said Trumpkin. " You don't mean you want to give the country to Humans? "

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

It's the whirligig, or a buzzer, or a rundle.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2017 Collection

But the whirligig of time having again set Viviette free, the aspect of home altered, and conjecture as to her future found room to work anew.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

What we found in this whirligig toy is that it's one of the most efficient ways of converting your energy into rotational energy and that was the" aha" moment.

Source: Gates Couple Interview Transcript

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