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spinning down

spinning down is the present participle and gerund of spin down.

Meaning of spin down

Verb

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

  1. To reduce its speed of rotation.
  2. (figuratively) To diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.
  3. (figuratively) To decline in resources or capability.
    • Link pointed out that the Fair program is restricted to people with CMV retinitis who are uninsured and not on Medicare or Medicaid. "Not very many people reach the point where they are suffering from CMV retinitis and haven't spun down onto Medicaid," said Link.1991 December 22, Jacob Smith Yang, quoting Derek Link, “Activists Fight Drug Profiteering”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 3
  4. (intransitive) To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.

Questions about spinning down

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

Words near spinning down in the dictionary

  1. spinnin'
  2. spinning
  3. spinning a tale
  4. spinning bike
  5. spinning bikes
  6. spinning down
  7. spinning frame
  8. spinning frames
  9. spinning house
  10. spinning houses
  11. spinning in one's grave

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