TubeTalkTubeTalk Pronunciation
How to pronounce “whirligig”
Hear “whirligig” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for whirligig
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of whirligig with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper
It's the whirligig, or a buzzer, or a rundle.
- Definition summary
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce whirligig
Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper
It's the whirligig, or a buzzer, or a rundle.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “whirligig”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
- Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
- (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
Practice Nearby Words
spinning top, teetotum, carousel, merry-go-round, top, roundabout, toy, beetle, beetles, whirlgig, whirlygig, twirligig, whirlimagig, whirl, whirler, whirlabout, twirler, whizgig, merry-go-whirl, twirl, whizzgig, whirrer, twirling, swirl, turnabout, whirling, whizzer, humming top, gyrator, swirler, whirlbat, twizzle, spin-top, whirlpool, tirlie-whirlie, tilt-a-whirl, swirling, wheel, whip, whirly tube, whirlblast, chatter ring, pinwheel, whorl, flat ride, twister, tourbillon, spinning, waltzer, whirling table, girandole, whirlpit, whirlybird, vortex, cartwheel, whirlimixer, joy wheel, turbillion, twiddle, devil's wheel, rattleback, windmill, gyro, weel, wig-wag, whirly-wind, eddy, gee haw whimmy diddle, enorthotrope, whirlwind, turbination, cogwheel, whorlbat, spinner wheel, winding, ring spinner, whirlmixer, wigwag, winder, gyration, spinner, gyroscope, whipper, swingboat, whirlstorm, wormwheel, firewhirls, yo-yo, fidget spinner, fire-whirls, spinner knob, spin, worm wheel, virginia reel, swivelling, yarnwindle, flicker wheel, spindizzy, spinning wheel, coachwheel
Similar Sounds
whirligig, whirlygig, whirligigs, lollygag, willig, sialagogue, wilcock, wild hog, wild fig, polachek