fırıldak gibi dön

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Definition of fırıldak gibi dön in Turkish English dictionary

{f} whirligig

Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top

A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around

{n} a whirling plaything for children

Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle

Anything that whirls or spins around

{i} top; merry-go-round; repeating cycle or circle

large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on

Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses

Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera

A whirligig beetle

The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster

These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly

A mediæval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity

A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top

a toy that spins = top (whirl + gig ( GIG))

a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

whirl or spin like a whirligig

The larva is aquatic

Hyphenation

fı·rıl·dak gi·bi dön