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

That spinning feeling, coupled with a string of aftershocks, has left the 35-year-old tourism officer and many other survivors too scared to return to their homes, forcing them to live in tents temporarily.

From BBC

“His voice caught me first,” Rodriguez told me, “that very distinctive tone, and then I heard the listeners calling in. The rawness of connecting with a listener, of spinning the record, it was something.”

From Los Angeles Times

Every shot is a stunner, from stark images of eerily spinning footballs to goalposts that loom like devil’s horns.

From Los Angeles Times

Sorry, but there is no spinning out of this mess.

From Los Angeles Times

"I want people to see the story of an unsung Kashmiri woman spinning thread with love," Mr Adnan says.

From BBC

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