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pinwheel

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The meaning (definition) of the word pinwheel

a paper toy that spins when you blow on it

The word pinwheel used in a sentence

I blew on my pinwheel and watched it spin really fast.

Words that mean the same as pinwheel (synonyms)

spinner

The plural of the word pinwheel

pinwheels

How the word pinwheel is said around the world

Frenchmoulinet (mooleene)
Spanishmolinillo (mohleeneelyoh)
Mandarin风车 (fēng chē)
Hindiपिनव्हील (pinvheel)
Arabicدولاب هوائي (doolahb howy)
Russianвертушка (vertushka)
Portuguese (EU)catavento (kuhtuhvayngtuu)
Portuguese (BR)catavento (kahtahvayngtuu)
Japanese風車 (fuusha)
GermanWindrad (vindraht)
Urduپن وہیل (pun vuheel)
Punjabiਪਿਨਵ੍ਹੀਲ (pinuhvheel)
Korean바람개비 (baramgaebi)
Hebrewשבשבת
Greekανεμόμυλος (anemomulos)
Dutchwindmolentje (vindmohlentyuh)
Tagalogpinwheel (peenwheuhl)
Vietnamesechong chóng (chawng chawurng)
Turkishpervane (pervahne)
Persianچرخ‌دنده (chahrkhdahnday)
Polishwiatraczek (vyahtrahchek)
Ukrainianвертушка (vertushka)
Bengaliপিনহুইল (peenawhooeel)
Swedishvindsnurra (vindsnurah)
Italiangirandola (jeerahndohlah)

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