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downspun

downspun is the simple past and past participle 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 downspun

What is downspun the simple past and past participle of?
Downspun is the simple past and past participle of downspin.

Words near downspun in the dictionary

  1. downspouting
  2. downspoutings
  3. downspouts
  4. downsprue
  5. downsprues
  6. downspun
  7. downstab
  8. downstabs
  9. downstack
  10. downstacks
  11. downstage

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