spinning top
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Its axis slowly wobbles over time like a spinning top, a movement known as axial precession.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
A planet orbiting both stars experiences competing gravitational pulls, which cause its orbit to slowly rotate, or precess, much like a spinning top wobbling under gravity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
A doji and spinning top appeared at the depth of the base in September-October 2023.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Last week’s spinning top candle points to possible downside exhaustion following an early March doji, a combination that can precede near-term stabilization.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
He bought a souvenir for his son Howard—a tin man mounted on a spinning top.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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