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- half-spun adjective
- un·spun adjective
- well-spun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spun1
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Example Sentences
He spun three times, stopped on a dime, and flashed the familiar “jazz hands” pose before walking away.
Remember all those palace-spun stories about how Prince Harry was showing a new-found mature side?
Powers had no chance to evade it, and bailed out as his U-2 spun down to earth.
Qualms about violence versus sex aside, the book is a finely spun tale.
The way Grant spun his publicity faux pas paved the way for many celebrities after him.
The "reach" went on with the forward axle, and the back wheels spun around, dashed across the road, and smashed into the fence.
By-and-by, as his old friends rallied round him, he spun many a yarn about Rio.
She liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.
He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.
Even rocks have been imitated; and spun glass has often successfully represented water.
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