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spun one's wheels

spun one's wheels is the simple past and past participle of spin one's wheels.

Meaning of spin one's wheels

Verb

spin one's wheels (third-person singular simple present spins one's wheels, present participle spinning one's wheels, simple past and past participle spun one's wheels)

  1. (idiomatic) To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
    • I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.

Questions about spun one's wheels

What is spun one's wheels the simple past and past participle of?
Spun one's wheels is the simple past and past participle of spin one's wheels.

Words near spun one's wheels in the dictionary

  1. spun a tale
  2. spun a yarn
  3. spun down
  4. spun in one's grave
  5. spun off
  6. spun one's wheels
  7. spun out
  8. spun plates
  9. spun round
  10. spun someone's wheels
  11. spun sugar

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