windmilling
- present participle of windmill.
Example Sentences
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Bae caught teammate Jason Delay chugging toward home and third base coach Mike Rabello’s right arm windmilling.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
In the first few minutes he was windmilling his arms to get Chelsea's fans behind their team and he was animated throughout.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023
“Southern Recollections: Romare Bearden” starts excitingly big, the dancers sliding across the stage, arms windmilling, to a Wynton Marsalis jazz-orchestra evocation of a train.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
A few relievers stretched in the bullpen, swinging their legs, windmilling their arms in the humid air.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021
Kevin was at the gate, windmilling his arm: “Hurry!”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
