spinning

American  

[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /

noun

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

• nonspinning noun
• spinningly adverb
• unspinning adjective

Etymology

Origin of spinning

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

Example Sentences

Judges do not want to see reverts, where a trick has landed but the board is still spinning.

From BBC

Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov says he is still spinning in disbelief after pulling off the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics so far.

From Barron's

"I think the ball was spinning quite a lot initially and we started off well but I think the way Kishan played, he took the game away from us."

From Barron's

"It is one of the great knocks as it wasn't easy. The ball was spinning and some were going straight under the lights. It was a challenge."

From Barron's

Since the last Olympics, this jumping, spinning, backflipping sensation had lorded over figure skating.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• orbiting
• swirling
• whirling