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downspinning

downspinning is the present participle and gerund of downspin.

Meaning of downspin

Verb

downspin (third-person singular simple present downspins, present participle downspinning, simple past and past participle downspun)

  1. To go downwards in a spiraling motion.
    • Down, forever down, with fatherlands! But if we are fallen, and our fall unique, and downspun with demolition1964, Palamas, Ksostses Will, Frederic, The twelve words of the gypsy, University of Nebraska Press, page 110

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Questions about downspinning

What is downspinning the present participle and gerund of?
Downspinning is the present participle and gerund of downspin.

Words near downspinning in the dictionary

  1. downspec
  2. downspecced
  3. downspeccing
  4. downspecs
  5. downspin
  6. downspinning
  7. downspins
  8. downspout
  9. downspouting
  10. downspoutings
  11. downspouts

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