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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

“Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me” is so loose and shaggy it risks spinning off into tedium, but Mr. Vile’s playing keeps it on track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Gran never told me my mother was from Yonder, and she didn’t tell me about the spinning until I found the wheel.

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




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