to spin
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4.4
- verb
- /spɪn/
- She watched the water spin in the whirlpool, creating beautiful spirals.
- water spins
Examples
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Thus, the plane's wheels start to spin at the speed they would at 300 mph.
Blog text (21) -
So maybe these three guys sitting over here, this comes over here, these spin off a bit.
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So shall we try to free this up so it spins nicely?
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The unrelenting dunes spin round and round me.
Fiction book (2002) -
With the aerial pressure, the winds in the northern hemisphere of the storm spin counterclockwise, Klein said.
Blog text (13) -
As the wind picked up, the leaves began to spin in swirling patterns around the yard.
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The dancer gracefully twirled, making her skirts spin around her like a colorful whirlpool.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Move something so it faces a different direction or side
295
1.7
To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape
131
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
88
2.1
To turn your body quickly in a circle many times
26
4.3
To spin quickly in circles and feel dizzy
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2.6
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
12
6.9
Spin around in circles or spirals
11
3.7
To move quickly in a circle, often through the air
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6.8
To move in a twisting spiral path
2
5.8
To move in a small circle in water or air
1
5.8
To move quickly in a circle in water
Idioms
- Informal
9
7.4
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
- Informal
5
7.0
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
9
7.1
A person who makes news or events look better to influence people's opinions
- Informal
7
5.0
A party game where people sit in a circle and spin a bottle to kiss the person it points to
- Specialized
1
7.3
A technique using microwaves to study magnetic behavior of electrons in certain materials
- Baby Talk
1
9.7
A children's game in which players turn a plate on its edge and try to catch it before it falls
- Baby Talk
1
9.3
A children's game where a plate is spun and the named player must catch it or do a silly task
How Winding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spin for a liquid moving in a winding way comes from the same old idea of twisting and turning, like thread that is spun, so a river that 'spins' moves in a twisting path. So, a stream that spins winds and curves as it flows.