whirligigs
nounUK /ˈwɜːlɪɡɪɡz/
US /ˈwɜːrlɪɡɪɡz/
Whirligigs are toys that spin around when the wind blows.
The children watched the colorful whirligigs spin in the breeze.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Small beetles that swim in circles on the surface of water.
Whirligigs darted across the pond in dizzying circles.
3. A spinning device or machine that turns rapidly.
The old mill's whirligigs creaked as they turned in the wind.
4. A fickle or flighty person.
He's such a whirligig, changing his mind every hour.