spooling
- present participle of spool.
Example Sentences
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Jersey City firefighters literally reached the end of their rope, spooling out 200 feet of rescue line before turning back, not wanting to get themselves lost in the smoke.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
This ionized gas flows outward along magnetic field lines emerging from our star, spooling out in radial spirals tied to the sun’s rotation.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 8, 2023
Fishing fleets spooling out longlines—kilometers-long floating lines festooned with hooks—zero in on these same spots in pursuit of blue sharks.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2023
The idea, she said, would be to create the inside of a church, with a montage of Waters films spooling near the altar.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
Mr. Flux’s flashes were rapid-fire by then, with photos of frozen fighters spooling from the camera and falling to his feet like large, square confetti.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
