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spinning

[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
operating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
performing running
STRONG
accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding
WEAK
at work
ADJECTIVE
revolving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
orbiting swirling whirling
STRONG
circling circulating encircling gyrating pirouetting reeling rolling turning twirling
ADJECTIVE
rotary
Synonyms
STRONG
whirligig whirling
WEAK
encircling gyral gyratory revolving rotating rotational rotatory vertiginous vorticular
ADJECTIVE
vertiginous
Synonyms
WEAK
dizzy giddy revolving rotating turning unstable whirling
ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms
WEAK
gyral gyratory vertiginous vorticose
ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
revolving rotating
STRONG
turning
WEAK
vertiginous

Example Sentences

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The last two weeks registered spinning tops, which indicate selling pressure is abating.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The current roster of 38 graders sit around spinning tables that are ringed with cups of coffee and trays of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

After I was finished with my set, several people came up to thank me including one man, a Mexico-based artist named Memo Wright, who drew a live sketch of me spinning, which made my day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The losing streak began with a spinning top candle, which is adept at signaling potential trend changes.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The witch pointed to a chair by a spinning wheel, and I froze.

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