spinning
spinning
American
[spin-ing]
/ ˈspɪn ɪŋ /
noun
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spinnings
plural
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Textiles.
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the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.
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the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.
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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.
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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
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British
/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /
noun
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the act or process of spinning
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( as modifier )
spinning yarn
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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
Spinning
2
British
/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of spinning
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spin, -ing 1
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According to Botchwey, the Commonwealth, which includes 56 member countries with the king at its helm, is an important anchor in a "world that is almost spinning out of control".
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Rather than spinning their entire bodies together, the snakes alternate between rolling on one side and swinging a curved section of their bodies downward beside their heads.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But he’s never been so delicately novelistic, and so accessibly human, as with his latest movie, “Possible Love,” even when Lee is spinning the enigmatic vibes he’s known for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
By spinning the final chorus out of the foundational lullaby, he helps ensure that the work’s grandiose ending remains heartfelt rather that bombastic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The curse says that the princess will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. Well, do you see anything sharp on this wheel? Here’s the spindle.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The theme park opened its new rollercoaster, Spinning Racer, on Friday as part of its "new era".
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Spinning heads aside, the influence of the body-horror aspects of William Friedkin’s 1973 film can be found in much of what Ms. Davies includes in her survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Spinning discs around baby stars do the same: they make spiral structures because of gravity.
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 24, 2025
Spinning, Jon saw the drapes he'd ripped from the window.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The central text of Europe’s central religion, followed closely by the tales and fairy spinnings of a Greek storyteller.
From Scientific American ● May 8, 2012
Despite these wild spinnings, spiral-swimming creatures manage to navigate very well.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2011
Many of them try too hard to impress with excessive swan flutterings as the swan-queen Odette on the one hand and multitudinous spinnings as the enchantress Odile on the other.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2010
Approximately half the footage of Ice Follies is devoted to the spinnings and whirlings of a troupe of professional skaters, photographed from all angles.
From Time Magazine Archive
It fluttered in swift turns and somersaults and spinnings.
From The Aliens by H. R. van Dongen
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