Standard Lemma guide

spinning

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S P IH1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The motion of something that spins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rotation, turning

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Indoor cycling on an exercise bicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spin

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of spin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

creating thread

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: handicraft

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: предене (predene) — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Esperanto: ŝpinado — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Finnish: kehruu — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Finnish: kehrääminen — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • French: filer — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Greek: νηματοποίηση (nimatopoíisi) — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Hebrew: טְוִיָּה (tviyá) — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Irish: sníomh — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Japanese: 紡績 (bōseki) — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Middle English: spynnynge — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Polish: przędzenie — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Portuguese: fiação — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Romanian: toarce — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Scottish Gaelic: snìomh — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
  • Spanish: hilatura — process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
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