spun
[ spuhn ]
/ spʌn /
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verb
a simple past tense and past participle of spin.
adjective
formed by or as by spinning.
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OTHER WORDS FROM spun
half-spun, adjectiveun·spun, adjectivewell-spun, adjectiveWords nearby spun
spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding, spun glass, spunk, spunkie
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British Dictionary definitions for spun
spun
/ (spʌn) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of spin
adjective
formed or manufactured by spinningspun gold; spun glass
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