spun

[spuhn]

verb

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

adjective

1. formed by or as by spinning. spinning.

spun

/ spʌn /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of spin

adjective

1. formed or manufactured by spinning

   spun gold

   spun glass

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spun¹

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective