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   whirligig

   /ˈwəːlɪɡɪɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a toy that spins round, for example a top or windmill.
   • ▪ another term for roundabout
   • ▪ a process or activity characterized by constant change or hectic activity: "the whirligig of time"
   • 2. a small black predatory beetle which swims rapidly in circles on the surface of still or slow-moving water and dives when alarmed.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from whirl + obsolete gig ‘whipping top’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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