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spinning a tale

spinning a tale is the present participle and gerund of spin a tale.

Meaning of spin a tale

Verb

spin a tale (third-person singular simple present spins a tale, present participle spinning a tale, simple past and past participle spun a tale)

  1. Synonym of spin a yarn.
    Synonyms:
    spin a yarn

Questions about spinning a tale

What is spinning a tale the present participle and gerund of?
Spinning a tale is the present participle and gerund of spin a tale.

Words near spinning a tale in the dictionary

  1. spinniest
  2. spinniken
  3. spinnikens
  4. spinnin'
  5. spinning
  6. spinning a tale
  7. spinning bike
  8. spinning bikes
  9. spinning down
  10. spinning frame
  11. spinning frames

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spinning a tale (page history and authors); spin a tale (page history and authors). 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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