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Meanings of catherine wheel in English
Portuguese
cata-vento Spanish
fuegos artificiales giratorios Usage of catherine wheel in English
1
My heaven would coruscate like a catherine wheel, with white-hot star-stones.
2
She kept on laughing the whole time she spun-like a catherine wheel that laughs instead of splutters.
3
But the quick-spinning catherine wheel of the first half of the year swiftly lost momentum in the second half.
4
He could set off rockets and Roman candles and Catherine wheels.
5
The world, on fire, turned like a monstrous Catherine wheel within his brain.
6
Why do they build hotels that go round and round like catherine wheels?
7
The sparks spread over the sky like a Catherine wheel whirling into life.
8
So expect hairpin bends, musical Catherine wheels and all manner of witty musical curlicues.
9
Wild asters burned rosily, like small Catherine wheels half extinguished.
10
They were triangular in cross-section, and joined together in the centre like a Catherine Wheel.
11
A spiral rune on the demon's forehead glowed red and spun like a Catherine wheel.
12
As if any one would expect him to have a burning Catherine wheel in his button-hole.
13
But the Catherine Wheel shook her head.
14
Catherine wheels and rockets, fountains and Roman candles, flying spinners and snakes spun off from every floor.
15
Crayfishes have sperm that resemble Catherine wheels.
16
My mother was the most celebrated Catherine Wheel of her day, and was renowned for her graceful dancing.