spinning

[spin-ing]

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.

spinning

¹

/ 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

Spinning

²

/ ˈspɪnɪŋ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• spinningly adverb
• nonspinning noun
• unspinning adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinning¹

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

Example Sentences

I can almost see the million thoughts spinning behind her eyes, but she opts to sign, “What is that? It doesn’t look like anything I’ve seen before.”

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Her head was beginning to clear, and the street had stopped spinning.

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Elijah trailed behind, spinning the ball in his hands.

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“Some of these could become severe, could become supercellular where they start spinning, and those carry a remote, non-zero, risk of damaging winds and/or a weak tornado,” Kittell said.

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The area with the most severe weather could see spinning thunderstorms that could produce damaging wind or a tornado or two, Kittell said.

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