Past tense of spin
irregular verb
The past tense of spin is spun. The past participle is also spun.
Forms of spin
| Base form (V1) | spin /spɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spun /spʌn/ |
| Past participle (V3) | spun /spʌn/ |
| Present participle | spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | spins /spɪnz/ |
Less standard forms: spinned (nonstandard).
Spun in a sentence
- I spun myself around a few times.
- She spun around and gave him a big smile.
- As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.From the entry corner
- I spun a brody in some chat up at the old zinc mine.From the entry brody
- She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.From the entry whirl
Meaning of spin
- verb To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
- verb To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
- verb To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
Questions about the past tense of spin
- What is the past tense of spin?
- The past tense of spin is spun.
- What is the past participle of spin?
- The past participle of spin is spun.
- Is spin a regular or irregular verb?
- Spin is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is spinned correct?
- spinned is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of spin is spun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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