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• present participle of spin.

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  a form of high-intensity exercise using exercise bikes

spinning

American  

[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /

noun

spinnings plural

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.

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spinning ¹ British  

/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. 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

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Spinning ² British  

/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonspinning
  noun
• unspinning
  adjective
• spinningly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• spinnings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of spinning

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

Related Words

• orbiting
• swirling
• whirling