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- [spuhn]
- /spʌn/
- /spʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spuhn]
- /spʌn/
Definitions of spun word
- verb spun a simple past tense and past participle of spin. 1
- adjective spun formed by or as by spinning. 1
- verb with object spun to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 1
- verb with object spun to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn: The machine spins nylon thread. 1
- verb with object spun (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to produce (a thread, cobweb, gossamer, silk, etc.) by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air. 1
- verb with object spun to cause to turn around rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table. 1
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Origin of spun
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English spinnen to spin yarn, Old English spinnan; cognate with Dutch, German spinnen, Old Norse spinna, Gothic spinnan
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Parts of speech for Spun
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spun popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
spun usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spun
adj spun
- knitted — made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread.
adjective spun
- crocheted — made with a crochet hook
- interlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlink.
- netlike — a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.
- netted — net income, profit, or the like.
- webbed — having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane: the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.
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