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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spinning \Spin"ning\,
     a. & n. from Spin.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Spinning gland (Zo["o]l.), one of the glands which form the
        material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
        larv[ae].
  
     Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of
        correction in England, the women confined therein being
        employed in spinning.
  
     Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
        wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
        revolving simultaneously.
  
     Spinning mite (Zo["o]l.), the red spider.
  
     Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
        which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
        driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spin \Spin\ (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spun(Archaic imp.
     Span); p. pr. & vb. n. Spinning.] [AS. spinnan; akin to
     D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth.
     spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. Span, v.
     t., Spider.]
     1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or
        machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin
        goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a
        fibrous material.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
              did but fill Ithaca full of moths.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by
        degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to
        spin out large volumes on a subject.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
                                                    --Sheridan.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
        in idleness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By one delay after another they spin out their whole
              lives.                                --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
        spin a top.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads
        produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid,
        which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said
        of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow
        form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it
        with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal
        revolves, as in a lathe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To spin a yarn (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or
        fabulous tale.
  
     To spin hay (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient
        carriage on an expedition.
  
     To spin street yarn, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spinning \Spin"ning\,
     a. & n. from Spin.
  
     Spinning gland (Zo["o]l.), one of the glands which form the
        material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
        larv[ae].
  
     Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of
        correction in England, the women confined therein being
        employed in spinning.
  
     Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
        wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
        revolving simultaneously.
  
     Spinning mite (Zo["o]l.), the red spider.
  
     Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
        which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
        driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spin \Spin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spun(Archaic imp. Span); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Spinning.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G.
     spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and
     probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. Span, v. t., Spider.]
     1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or
        machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin
        goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a
        fibrous material.
  
              All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
              did but fill Ithaca full of moths.    --Shak.
  
     2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by
        degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to
        spin out large volumes on a subject.
  
              Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
                                                    --Sheridan.
  
     3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
        in idleness.
  
              By one delay after another they spin out their whole
              lives.                                --L'Estrange.
  
     4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
        spin a top.
  
     5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads
        produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid,
        which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said
        of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
  
     6. (Mech.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow
        form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it
        with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal
        revolves, as in a lathe.
  
     To spin a yarn (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or
        fabulous tale.
  
     To spin hay (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient
        carriage on an expedition.
  
     To spin street yarn, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spin
       n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
       2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
          broke off after much twisting" [syn: twirl, twist, twisting,
           whirl]
       3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
       4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: tailspin]
       5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by
          politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a
          favorable spin on the story"
       v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
            dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
            [syn: spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
       2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course
          through the woods"
       3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, twirl]
       4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
       5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
       6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
       7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;
          "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make
          it less embarrasing"
       8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: spin out]
       [also: spun, spinning]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spinning
       adj : rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the
             whirling dance of the Dervish" [syn: whirling]
       n : creating thread

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spinning
       See spin

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     Αγγλικά a.
     περιστρεφόμενος
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το γνέσιμο, το κλώσιμο
     2 η περιστροφή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     Polish n.
     (w: spin fishing)
     Spanish n.
     (l en spinning) (gloss: indoor cycling)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     n.
     The motion of something that spins.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spin nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     Polish n.
     (w: spin fishing)
     Spanish n.
     (l en spinning) (gloss: indoor cycling)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     Polish n.
     (w: spin fishing)
     Spanish n.
     (l en spinning) (gloss: indoor cycling)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     n.
     kuntoilulaji, jossa poljetaan kuntopyörällä sisätiloissa,
  sisäpyöräily

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     n.
     kuntoilulaji, jossa poljetaan kuntopyörällä sisätiloissa,
  sisäpyöräily

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     n.
     (tagg: kat=träning) (grupp-)träningsform där man cyklar inomhus
  (tillsammans) på motionscyklar

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  spinning
     n.
     (tagg: kat=träning) (grupp-)träningsform där man cyklar inomhus
  (tillsammans) på motionscyklar

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  التسريع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spinning //ˈspɪnɪŋ// 
  предене
  process of converting fibres into yarn or thread

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  otáčení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  předení

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  Drücken 
           Note: Umformen
           Note: forming

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  Durchdrehen 
           Note: Rad

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
   [tm] Ergometer-Radeln  [sport]
     Synonym: indoor cycling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  Spinnen , Verspinnen , Spinnerei  [textil.]  [techn.]
           Note: Textilien; Kunststoffe
           Note: textiles; plastics

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  durchdrehend, trudelnd
   see: spin, spinned, spins, spinned
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  schnell drehend, schnell rotierend  [techn.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  spinnend
   see: spin, spun
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  
  στριφογύρισμα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spinning //ˈspɪnɪŋ// 
  kehruu, kehrääminen
  process of converting fibres into yarn or thread

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/ 
  1. कताई
        "Spinning is one of my hobbies."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  brzo obrtanje, predenje, rotiranje, vrti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spinning //ˈspɪnɪŋ// 
  紡績
  process of converting fibres into yarn or thread

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spinning /spˈɪnɪŋ/
  1. eğirme, bükme
  2. eğiren. spinning frame eğirme tezgâhı. spinning jenny iplik eğirme makinası, çıkrık makinası. spinning wheel çıkrık.

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  spinning /spˈinɲiŋk/ 
  spin fishing
  (rybołówstwo, rybacki) metoda wędkowania polegająca na ustawicznym rzucaniu i wybieraniu sztucznej przynęty;

From język polski-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-rus ]

  spinning /spˈinɲiŋk/ 
  спиннинг
  (rybołówstwo, rybacki) metoda wędkowania polegająca na ustawicznym rzucaniu i wybieraniu sztucznej przynęty;

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspɪnɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "spinning":
     angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, axial motion,
     bowling, centrifugation, circulation, circumgyration,
     circumrotation, full circle, gyrating, gyration, pivoting, reeling,
     revolution, revolving, roll, rolling, rotating, rotation,
     rotational motion, spin, swinging, swirling, swiveling, trolling,
     trundling, turbination, turning, twirling, volutation, volution,
     wheeling, whir, whirling
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 纺织;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 纺织,旋转

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