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Windmilled

To rotate with a sweeping motion.

📖 Definitions of "Windmilled"

verb
  1. 1

    To rotate with a sweeping motion.

    "She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee."

  2. 2

    Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely.

    "The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall."

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