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spinning off

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

Meaning of spin off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To create (something) as a by-product or a secondary derived work.
    • a line of merchandise spun off from a TV series

Questions about spinning off

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

Words near spinning off in the dictionary

  1. spinning in one's grave
  2. spinning jennies
  3. spinning jenny
  4. spinning mule
  5. spinning mules
  6. spinning off
  7. spinning one's wheels
  8. spinning out
  9. spinning plates
  10. spinning rod
  11. spinning rods

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