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spin one's wheels

wheel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hweel, weel]
    • /spɪn wʌnz ʰwil, wil/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hweel, weel]
    • /spɪn wʌnz ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of spin one's wheels words

  • noun spin one's wheels a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
  • noun spin one's wheels any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 1
  • noun spin one's wheels steering wheel. 1
  • noun spin one's wheels Nautical. a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. a paddle wheel. a propeller. 1
  • noun spin one's wheels Informal. a bicycle. 1
  • noun spin one's wheels a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 1
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Origin of spin one's wheels

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Spin one's wheels

noun
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adverb
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spin one's wheels popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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