spun
Americanverb
adjective
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of spun
First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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As it happens, both the Spun and Pompliano also got the tax calculation wrong, as have others.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Spun out by Shane Warne after declaring on 551-6 in Adelaide in 2006.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
“I don’t really understand what all the fuss is about,” said Daniela Neumann, managing director of Spun Gold TV, the London-based production company that created the idea and co-produced it with eOne.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023
Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023
Spun with magic that Red insisted was dangerous.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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