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    Spinning
    noun
    a form of high-intensity exercise using exercise bikes
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spinning

American  
[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Textiles.

    1. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.

    2. the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.

  2. Entomology. the act or process of secreting and placing silk or silklike filaments, as in the construction of a web by a spider or the formation of a cocoon by a caterpillar.

  3. Also called spin casting, spin fishing, thread-line fishing.  Angling. the act or technique of casting a relatively light lure attached to a threadlike line wound on a stationary spool.

spinning 1 British  
/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /

noun

    1. the act or process of spinning

    2. ( as modifier )

      spinning yarn

  2. the act or technique of casting and drawing a revolving lure through the water so as to imitate the movement of a live fish, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Spinning 2 British  
/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /

noun

  1. a form of high-intensity exercise using exercise bikes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of spinning

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spin, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Spinning electronic fibres results in devices that are imperceptible to the user, but without a high degree of sensitivity or sophistication, and they're difficult to transfer onto the object in question.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

Spinning around toward the rest of us, he carried a surprised look.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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