spin
verb (used with object)
to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers.
am spinning
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present progressiveof spin (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Whenever I have to feel off-balanced or stumbly, I am spinning until I have to go on camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
It creates uncomfortable pressure in my ear canal and makes me feel as though I am spinning backwards.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
"I am spinning the destiny of India," he would say.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am spinning plans already—of how best to care for my little beauty.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Though appearing calm on the outside, inside I am spinning faster and faster.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
