Arabella Weir

If, however, you have richer pursuits in mind and know that no woman should be judged by how she looks - that everything she brings to the party is more important than the size of her arse - then refuse to be sucked into the never ending whirligig of self-doubting, self-hating madness that is stop-start dieting and crazy new exercise regimes.

British Comedian

Whirligig as a toy suggests fun and childlike playfulness, often found in parks or backyards.

Childish Delight

Many whirligigs require hand movement to spin, making it interactive and engaging.

Hand Motion

Whirligigs can demonstrate basic mechanical principles in a way that's easy to understand.

Simple Mechanics

Used metaphorically, it conveys confusion or disorganization, not literal spinning.

Metaphorical Chaos

Describing emotional states, it portrays rapidly changing moods or feelings.

Emotional Turmoil

Don't use 'whirligig' to describe something that's just physically spinning; it implies disorder.

Avoid Literally

When used for carousels, it implies a larger, possibly more elaborate ride at a fair.

Fairground Attraction

Refers to older hand-powered or wind-driven carousels, often seen in historical contexts.

Historical Device

The word can evoke nostalgia for childhood or traditional fairs and simpler times.

Joyful Nostalgia

 But you might start realizing, if you start exploring the space of toys -- we tried these spinning tops, and then in the lab, we stumbled upon this wonder. It's the whirligig, or a buzzer, or a rundle. A couple of strings and a little disk,

Lifesaving scientific...

 they come in each other and lock talons and begin a helicoptering the scent called whirling this time they break it off but they're not done with each other this whirligig is to see who stays and