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topspinning

topspinning is the present participle and gerund of topspin.

Meaning of topspin

Verb

topspin (third-person singular simple present topspins, present participle topspinning, simple past and past participle topspun)

  1. (transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
    • He could keep winning through attrition, with a relentless barrage of topspinning ground strokes and a tireless defense of his own side, where would-be winners go to die.2007 August 27, John Branch, “His Next Line to Cross”, in New York Times

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Questions about topspinning

What is topspinning the present participle and gerund of?
Topspinning is the present participle and gerund of topspin.

Words near topspinning in the dictionary

  1. topsoils
  2. topspace
  3. topspin
  4. topspinner
  5. topspinners
  6. topspinning
  7. topspins
  8. topspun
  9. topstitch
  10. topstitched
  11. topstitches

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