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spinning

spin·ning
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spin-ing]
    • /ˈspɪn ɪŋ/
    • /ˈspɪn.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spin-ing]
    • /ˈspɪn ɪŋ/

Definitions of spinning word

  • noun spinning the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion. 1
  • noun spinning a spinning motion given to a ball, wheel, axle, or other object. 1
  • noun spinning a downward movement or trend, especially one that is sudden, alarming, etc.: Steel prices went into a spin. 1
  • noun spinning a rapid run, ride, drive, or the like, as for exercise or enjoyment: They went for a spin in the car. 1
  • noun spinning Slang. a particular viewpoint or bias, especially in the media; slant: They tried to put a favorable spin on the news coverage of the controversial speech. 1
  • noun spinning Also called tailspin, tail spin. Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a vertical direction along a helical path of large pitch and small radius at an angle of attack greater than the critical angle, dangerous when not done intentionally or under control. 1
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Origin of spinning

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at spin, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spinning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Spinning

spinning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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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Synonyms for spinning

adj spinning

  • at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
  • gyral — gyratory.
  • gyratory — moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.

noun spinning

  • angling — Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.
  • fishing — the act of catching fish.
  • gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.

adjective spinning

  • operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
  • whirligig — something that whirls or revolves.
  • whirling — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
All 9 Synonyms of spinning

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Related words

  • spin

    to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.

  • distaff

    a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

  • cap spinning

    a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.

  • centrifugal box

    a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.

  • mule spinning

    a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
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