spinning
noun
spinning
American
[spin-ing]
/ ˈspɪn ɪŋ /
noun
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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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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As we go through each document, my head is spinning.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To help you avoid spinning your wheels all night about trade deals, I recommend:
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The epidemic now appears to be spinning out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
With spinning, weaving, dyeing and knitting facilities -- the Glo-Djigbe site exported its first garments in 2024 for the French retailer Kiabi, followed by other international brands such as US Polo.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her glittering wings, however, were pushed and pulled by the rapids, spinning her in circles.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Spinning discs around baby stars do the same: they make spiral structures because of gravity.
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 24, 2025
Appeared in the October 16, 2025, print edition as 'Setting the Classics Spinning'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Although rock stars aren’t wreaking havoc there anymore, you can still feel their spirit at the hotel’s Riot House restaurant, which will be hosting the official happy hour for Spinning Sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Spinning Around, released in 2000, was a textbook comeback single, and she followed it up with the hypnotically cool Can't Get You Out Of My Head - still the biggest-selling single of her career.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Spinning on our toes as required, we stepped into Bloom’s office and then stood side by side at attention before his desk.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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
True to its original material, Coupe de Ville retains the air of a beloved anecdote polished by many spinnings around a family table.
From Time Magazine Archive
It fluttered in swift turns and somersaults and spinnings.
From The Aliens by Dongen, H. R. van
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