spun

American  

[spuhn] / spʌn /

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of spin.

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adjective

1. formed by or as by spinning.

spun British  

/ spʌn /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of spin

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adjective

1. formed or manufactured by spinning

   spun gold

   spun glass

Other Word Forms

• half-spun
  adjective
• unspun
  adjective
• well-spun
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of spun

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The corporation was also investing to support independent production firms' relocations including Spun Gold TV's from London to Digbeth, which would bring BBC Daytime's Garden Rescue with the company.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

“I don’t really understand what all the fuss is about,” said Daniela Neumann, managing director of Spun Gold TV, the London-based production company that created the idea and co-produced it with eOne.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

Reincarnate broke smartly and stayed near the front for the first half of the race mostly in a duel with Spun Intended.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Spun with magic that Red insisted was dangerous.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff