spun

American

[spuhn] / spʌn /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of spin.

adjective

formed by or as by spinning.

spun British

/ spʌn /

verb

the past tense and past participle of spin

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adjective

formed or manufactured by spinning

spun gold
spun glass

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of spun

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective

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spun

The new simulations suggest that such a star cannot be spun up nearly as much during later passages.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

In 2024, TC spun off its liquids pipelines business that includes Keystone into a new Calgary-based company called South Bow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But “Heartbreak Hotel” and “You Oughtta Know” were regularly spun in the car.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

Serve was founded in 2017 as a division of Postmates and was spun out as an independent company after Uber acquired Postmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

I had lots of gold, spun into perfect little coils with my mother’s spinning wheel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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