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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈspɪnɪŋ/
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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