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# spinning

verb form (-ing of spin: spin, spins, spun, spinning); adjective (spinning: a spinning top); noun (spinning)

«spinning» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Spinning means turning round and round quickly on the spot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#m1)
2. Spinning is making thread by twisting wool or cotton fibres, like on a spinning wheel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#m2)
3. A spider is spinning when it makes silk to build a web. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#m3)
4. If your head is spinning, you feel dizzy or very confused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#m4)
5. Spinning is also an exercise on a bike that stays in one place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science: the Earth is spinning on its axis, which makes day and night; one full spin takes about 24 hours. Tops, wheels, fans and washing machines spin. In history lessons, spinning wool into thread was a big job before factories. Safety: spinning fast can make you dizzy and fall; keep fingers and hair away from spinning machines and fan blades. Phrases: «spinning top», «spinning wheel», «my head is spinning», «spin round».

### Examples

- The Earth is spinning all the time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x1)
- The top kept spinning on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x2)
- We were spinning round on the playground roundabout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x3)
- The spider was spinning a web in the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x4)
- After the ride my head was spinning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x5)
- Keep your fingers away from the spinning fan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x6)
- In the fairy tale, the princess pricked her finger on a spinning wheel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x7)
- The washing machine is spinning the clothes dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x8)
- A young housewife was spinning late one evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/#x9)

### Note

Irregular past: «spin, spun, spun» (not «spinned»). Double the n: «spinning». Fact: we do not feel the Earth spinning because we move with it smoothly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spinning/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinning.html) on Mova free.