spun

American  

[spuhn] / spʌn /

verb

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

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adjective

1. formed by or as by spinning.

spun British  

/ spʌn /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of spin

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adjective

1. formed or manufactured by spinning

   spun gold

   spun glass

Other Word Forms

• half-spun adjective
• unspun adjective
• well-spun adjective

Etymology

Origin of spun

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective

Example Sentences

In this case, the Unilever food business will be spun off to its own shareholders before merging with McCormick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Unilever has spun off its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business and sold its tea brands in recent years.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Klotho is a protein named after one of the three Fates from Greek mythology, who spun the thread of life.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Espinal drew attention to a separate account where an AI papaya character named "Anaya Papaya" - already apparently spun off from the new Fruit Love Island series - is seemingly modelled after her.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

I had spun the gold, but what would happen if we didn’t bargain?

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