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How do you use Windmilling in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Windmilling in a sentence

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Windmilling | Windmill | Windmills

Windmilling meaning

present participle and gerund of windmill

Using Windmilling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of windmill

Context around Windmilling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

began 1×

Often after:

rotating 1× propeller 1×

Sentence patterns with Windmilling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

i was windmilling like you 1× propeller began windmilling rotating freely 1× the windmilling propeller made 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he sat in 1× i was windmilling 1× the windmilling propeller 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the airstream 1× pumas went flying 1× the aircraft descended 1×

Words around Windmilling

Just before it in the word index:

windmill 125 windley 2 windless 8 windlesham 2 windler 16 windlehurst 3

Just after it in the word index:

windmills 64 windmuller 2 windo 2 windom 26 windover 2 window 5.060

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Windmilling

  • In this selection, "windmilling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, began, rotating and propeller stand out and add context to how "windmilling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include i was windmilling like you and propeller began windmilling rotating freely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "windmilling" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with windmilling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The windmilling propeller made the engine continue to spin without delivering any power as the aircraft descended. (17 words)

I was windmilling like you ain't never seen when one of my fashionably untied Pumas went flying. (18 words)

He sat in the right-hand pilot seat while the left-hand seat commander, Stan Butchart, flew the B-29. citation As they ascended to convert, the number-four engine stopped and the propeller began windmilling (rotating freely) in the airstream. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

He sat in the right-hand pilot seat while the left-hand seat commander, Stan Butchart, flew the B-29. citation As they ascended to convert, the number-four engine stopped and the propeller began windmilling (rotating freely) in the airstream. (41 words)

I was windmilling like you ain't never seen when one of my fashionably untied Pumas went flying. (18 words)

The windmilling propeller made the engine continue to spin without delivering any power as the aircraft descended. (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

I was windmilling like you ain't never seen when one of my fashionably untied Pumas went flying.

He sat in the right-hand pilot seat while the left-hand seat commander, Stan Butchart, flew the B-29. citation As they ascended to convert, the number-four engine stopped and the propeller began windmilling (rotating freely) in the airstream.

The windmilling propeller made the engine continue to spin without delivering any power as the aircraft descended.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "windmilling" in a sentence?
An example: "I was windmilling like you ain't never seen when one of my fashionably untied Pumas went flying." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "windmilling" from authentic English texts.
What does "windmilling" mean?
Windmilling means: present participle and gerund of windmill
How many example sentences with "windmilling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "windmilling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.