spinning
/ˈspɪnɪŋ/
spinning noun: the motion of something that spins. Also the present participle and gerund of spin.
Noun
spinning (countable and uncountable, plural spinnings)
- The motion of something that spins.
- these uncontrollable spinnings of the head2005, Geoffrey Hemphill, Nico and the Unseen - A Voyage Into the Fourth Dimension, page 258
- The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
- Indoor cycling on an exercise bicycle.
- Synonyms:
- spin
Also used as
spinning is also the present participle and gerund of spin.
spinning meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
spinning in Hindi
- कताई
spinning in Telugu
- స్పినింగ్
spinning in Malayalam
- സ്പിന്നിംഗ്, സ്പിന്നിങ്
spinning in Kannada
- ನೂಲುವಿಕೆ, ಸ್ಪಿನಿಂಗ್, ನೂಲುವುದು
More languagesFewer languages
- spinning in Punjabi
- ਸਪਿਨਿੰਗ
- spinning in Gujarati
- સ્પિનિંગ
- spinning in Nepali
- स्पिनिङ
Examples of spinning in a sentence
- Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me.
- I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.
- When a top is sleeping, it is spinning without precessing.
Synonyms of spinning
Forms of spinning
| plural | spinnings |
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Words formed from spinning
- aquaspinning
- electrospinning
- fidget-spinning
- head-spinning
- money-spinning
- nonspinning
- open-end spinning
- overspinning
- pen spinning
- plate spinning
- ring spinning
- spinning bike
- spinning frame
- spinning house
- spinning jenny
- spinningly
- spinning mule
- spinning rod
- spinning rust
- spinning teacups
- spinning top
- spinning wheel
- ultraspinning
- yarnspinning
Phrases with spinning
Questions about spinning
- What does spinning mean?
- Spinning means the motion of something that spins.
- What is spinning in Hindi?
- Spinning in Hindi is कताई. See Spinning meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is spinning?
- Spinning is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spinning?
- Spinning is pronounced /ˈspɪnɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of spinning?
- The plural of spinning is spinnings.
Words near spinning in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spinning (page history and authors); spinning (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spinning (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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