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- 1. the action or process of spinning; the conversion of fibres into yarn: "in fine weather spinning was done out of doors"
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Spinning definition: the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.. See examples of SPINNING used in a sentence.
Spinning definition: 1. a brand name for a form of exercise that is done inside a building on a machine like a bicycle…. Learn more.
SPIN definition: 1. to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast: 2. If your head or the room spins, you…. Learn more.
1. The process of making fibrous material into yarn or thread. 2. The act of fishing with a light rod and a reel having a bail or similar device that guides the line around a stationary spool and that can be disengaged to let the line run freely, as when casting. Also called spin casting, spin fishing.
noun. spin· ning ˈspi-niŋ. Synonyms of spinning. : a method of fishing in which a lure is cast by use of a light flexible rod, a spinning reel, and a light line.
Definition of 'spinning' Word Frequency. spinning in British English. (ˈspɪnɪŋ ) noun. 1. a. the act or process of spinning. b. ( as modifier) spinning yarn. 2. the act or technique of casting and drawing a revolving lure through the water so as to imitate the movement of a live fish, etc. Collins English Dictionary.
1. : to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread. 2. : to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluidused especially of a spider or insect. 3. a. : to revolve rapidly : gyrate. b. : to feel as if in a whirl : reel. my head is spinning. 4. : to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle. 5.
to revolve or rotate rapidly, as the earth or a top. Synonyms: gyrate. to produce a thread from the body, as spiders or silkworms. to produce yarn or thread by spinning. to move, go, run, ride, or travel rapidly. to have a sensation of whirling; reel: My head began to spin and I fainted. to fish with a spinning or revolving bait. noun.
Definition of spinning noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. creating thread. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ UK. /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Spinning." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/spinning. Accessed 23 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,262,127 new words. Master your first word today!
