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spinning

[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms


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“My head is spinning and my stomach is sick,” they sing, and neither sounds like they’d have it any other way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Nestlé isn’t the only consumer goods giant that’s spinning off large parts of its business.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Hadjar lost control on the entry to the second Swimming Pool chicane, the rear swinging around on entry and spinning him into the barriers on the exit.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Eager to raise cash for data centers, Son plans to tap the market’s hunger for companies focused on AI and related uses by spinning off collections of companies within SoftBank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

They danced and chirped around me and the spinning wheel for a minute and then nestled in the coils of gold and fell asleep.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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