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despin

despin verb: to stop or slow rotation.

Verb

despin (third-person singular simple present despins, present participle despinning, simple past and past participle despun)

  1. To stop or slow rotation.

Noun

despin (uncountable)

  1. The process of despinning.

Forms of despin

third-person singular presentdespins
present participledespinning
past participledespun
pastdespun

Origin of despin

From de- + spin.

Phrases with despin

Questions about despin

What does despin mean?
Despin means to stop or slow rotation.
What part of speech is despin?
Despin can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of despin?
The past tense of despin is despun.

Words near despin in the dictionary

  1. despiked
  2. despiker
  3. despikers
  4. despikes
  5. despiking
  6. despin
  7. Despina
  8. despine
  9. despined
  10. despines
  11. Despinian

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