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View synonyms for spun

spun

[ spuhn ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of spin.


adjective

  1. formed by or as by spinning. spinning.

spun

/ spʌn /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of spin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. formed or manufactured by spinning

    spun gold

    spun glass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • half-spun adjective
  • un·spun adjective
  • well-spun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spun1

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

He spun three times, stopped on a dime, and flashed the familiar “jazz hands” pose before walking away.

Remember all those palace-spun stories about how Prince Harry was showing a new-found mature side?

Powers had no chance to evade it, and bailed out as his U-2 spun down to earth.

Qualms about violence versus sex aside, the book is a finely spun tale.

The way Grant spun his publicity faux pas paved the way for many celebrities after him.

The "reach" went on with the forward axle, and the back wheels spun around, dashed across the road, and smashed into the fence.

By-and-by, as his old friends rallied round him, he spun many a yarn about Rio.

She liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.

Even rocks have been imitated; and spun glass has often successfully represented water.

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