Definition of "windmilling" []

• Present participle of windmill. (verb)

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• "Only a few dozen outfits like Mr. Crowell's still exist in the Texas Panhandle, practicing the dying art of "windmilling" - fixing the old-style whirligigs that pump water from the aquifers."
• "Leave it to Mr. Obama and his administration to go for the illusive dream of meaningful energy production by capturing the wind aka windmilling, while putting a foot down on drilling for oil--an empirically documented source of energy-producing liquid."
• "Gates Draftguard anti-rotation device prevents belt-driven air-cooled heat exchanger (ACHE) fan drives from "windmilling" when they are idle."