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windmilling [′win‚mil·iŋ] (mechanical engineering) The rotation of a propeller from the force of the air when the engine is not operating. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although the ebb and flow of sound and bodies makes it hard to perceive the direction of the piece, certain motifs emerge: swishing of hips, windmilling of limbs, languid floor poses, a detailed gestural use of arms and hands. Saturday night, it was Germany that was stung by a red card in the 40th minute when defender Worns took out the legs of Suker and sent him windmilling. Sequence after sequence literally and figuratively sings: children chanting the names of the Old Testament books as they help to refurbish a church; the ecstasy on a black child's face when a rusty trumpet is blown during a service; another child windmilling his arms in joy as he hears the grown-ups testify. |
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