spinning

[ spin-ing ]
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noun
  1. Textiles.

    • the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.

    • 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.

  1. 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.

Origin of spinning

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spin, -ing1

Other words from spinning

  • spin·ning·ly, adverb
  • non·spin·ning, noun, adjective
  • un·spin·ning, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for spinning (1 of 2)

spinning

/ (ˈspɪnɪŋ) /


noun
    • the act or process of spinning

    • (as modifier): spinning yarn

  1. 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

British Dictionary definitions for Spinning (2 of 2)

Spinning

/ (ˈspɪnɪŋ) /


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

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