whirligig

nouns

a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
"he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig

verbs

whirl or spin like a whirligig
whirligig
is a type of (narrower)
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl