ALL meanings of pinwheeling
pin·wheel·ing
P p - noun pinwheeling a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind. 1
- noun pinwheeling Also called catherine wheel. a kind of firework supported on a pin which, when ignited, revolves rapidly and gives a dazzling display of light. 1
- noun pinwheeling a wheel having pins at right angles to its rim for engaging the teeth of a gear. 1
- verb without object pinwheeling to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel: Images of the past pinwheeled through his mind. 1