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/ ˈspɪn ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Textiles . the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread. the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments. Entomology . the act or process of secreting and placing silk or silklike filaments, as in the construction of a web by a spider or the formation of a cocoon by a caterpillar.
Also called spin casting , spin fishing , thread-line fishing .Angling . the act or technique of casting a relatively light lure attached to a threadlike line wound on a stationary spool.
Origin of spinning Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spin, -ing1
OTHER WORDS FROM spinning spin·ning·ly, adverb non·spin·ning, noun, adjective un·spin·ning, adjective Words nearby spinning spinnbarkeit, spinner, spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning , spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel
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Example sentences from the Web for spinning He's dazzling, fielding questions, spinning out anecdotes and limericks, sounding 35 and hungry for publicity.
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I always visualized history,” he recalled, “but her spinning native cotton with that wheel transported me into it.
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That said, the possibility of Russia spinning the whole world into recession is really remote.
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Key actions: Spinning and spinning ; frolicking; falling down.
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Every house of any note could boast of a spinning wheel and loom.
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Spinning a top is second to no exercise which I have yet mentioned, unless it is playing at shuttlecock.
The Young Mother | William A. Alcott
Spinning and weaving might have still been going on but for a big fire that destroyed the whole place.
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As a rule, each member of the family had a regularly allotted task for each day in spinning or weaving.
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They went on—one with her knitting and the other with her spinning .
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British Dictionary definitions for spinning (1 of 2) noun the act or process of spinning (as modifier ) spinning yarn 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
British Dictionary definitions for spinning (2 of 2) noun trademark a form of high-intensity exercise using exercise bikes
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