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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spin•ning (spin′ing),USA pronunciation n. - Textiles
- Textilesthe act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.
- Textilesthe extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.
- Insects[Entomol.]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.
- SportAlso 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.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see spin, -ing1
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