pinwheel
/ˈpɪnwiːl/noun
उच्चारण पिन्वील
फिरकी, चरखी (खिलौना)
Core word
noun
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[C] North American
a toy with curved plastic or paper blades fixed to a stick, which turn round when you blow on them
फिरकी, चरखी (खिलौना)
- The children ran along the beach holding colourful pinwheels.
- A colourful pinwheel spun in the breeze at the fair.
- The little girl blew on her pinwheel and watched it spin.
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- A seller at the temple fair was selling paper pinwheels.
- The wind turned the pinwheel on the balcony rail.
Synonyms windmill
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[C]
a firework that spins round and gives out coloured sparks
चकरी (आतिशबाज़ी)
- A pinwheel spun on the post, throwing out golden sparks.
- At Diwali, my cousin lit a pinwheel and watched it whirl.
- The pinwheel fizzed and whirled before it burnt out.
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- Fix the pinwheel firmly to the wall before you light it.
- The children gasped as the pinwheel lit up the dark courtyard.
Synonyms Catherine wheel
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
windmill Catherine wheel
§Grammar and usage
British and American: The toy is usually called a windmill in British English and a pinwheel in American English.
यह खिलौना British English में आमतौर पर windmill और American English में pinwheel कहलाता है।