🌀 To turn quickly 🌀 A quick turn 🗣️ Biased information 🗣️ To present or invent 🚗 A short drive 🧵 To make thread 🌊 To twist and flow ⏳ To prolong

to spin

111 7.5

To present information or invent a story to change people's views

verb
/spɪn/

Literature

: manipular

During the press conference, the spokesperson attempted to spin the news story to favor their party.
spin a tale

And you could it's kind of spin it either way.

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Examples

The young authors combined colloquial English, Amharic, and Spanish to spin a tale of innuendo and mistaken identity.

Academic text (2012)
It's hard to spin that as a positive.

Meet Kevin
How can they spin so much content out of nothing?
We're going to spin this.

Detention (2003)
I just have to spin it and put it in terms they can understand.

Accepted (2006)
And no matter how you spin it this is my last time coaching some of you.

Shooting Stars (2023)
Your job relied on your ability to keep secrets and spin the truth.

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Well, I'm sure you'll spin it to your own agenda.

Welcome to the Punch (2013)
It'll be a publicity nightmare, for sure, but if we could spin it the right way...

Hell of a Summer (2023)
That's what happened, and that's how we'll spin it.

Snake Eyes (1998)

Synonyms

to slant

vsto spin

14 6.3

To present information in a way that favors one side

focuses more on shaping opinion or inventing explanations than only bias

to propagandize

vsto spin

Literature

5 9.1

To try to make many people believe false or one-sided information

aims more at shaping perception or inventing explanations rather than mass promotion

to spin a yarn

vsto spin

Informal

1 6.8

To tell a long made-up or exaggerated story

focuses more on influencing opinion or inventing explanations than on length

to spin a story

vsto spin

1 4.8

Make up and tell a tale, often to entertain or avoid trouble

uses shaping of information to influence views beyond mere storytelling

Idioms

to make your head spin

Informal

4 7.0

To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information

to make head spin

Informal

3 7.4

To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information

in a spin

Informal

2 7.9

Feeling confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected

to spin a yarn

Informal

1 6.8

To tell a long made-up or exaggerated story

Phrasal Verbs

to spin around

38 2.1

To turn your body quickly in a circle many times

to take for a spin

Informal

23 4.2

To test a car or gadget by using it for a short time

to spin off

11 4.3

To create a new company or product from part of a larger business

to spin up

Specialized

3 5.2

Start a computer system or service so it is ready to use

to spin your wheels

Informal

2 7.9

To waste time and effort without making progress

to spin-out

1 6.1

To lose control of a vehicle so it spins around

to spin a story

1 4.8

Make up and tell a tale, often to entertain or avoid trouble

to spin out

Informal

1 5.6

To make something last longer than needed

to spin down

Informal

6.7

To relax and become less active after a busy time

to spin down

Specialized

6.6

To make a hard drive or fan slow down to save power

to spin up a meeting

Jargon

7.2

To quickly set up a meeting when a new problem needs attention

to spin-dry

3.1

Remove water from clothes by spinning them fast in a machine

to spin-out

Specialized

6.7

To create a new business from part of a larger company

to spin-out

Informal

6.7

To make something last longer by making it finish later

Compounds

spin-off

12 3.7

A new company, product, or show created from an existing one

spin doctor

Literature

7 7.1

A person who makes news or events look better to influence people's opinions

spin the bottle

Informal

7 5.0

A party game where people sit in a circle and spin a bottle to kiss the person it points to

spin dryer

1 3.2

A machine that dries clothes by spinning them to remove water

electron spin resonance

Specialized

7.3

A technique using microwaves to study magnetic behavior of electrons in certain materials

humorous spin

4.1

A funny, light way of talking about something

spin drier

2.1

An electric machine that removes water from clothes by turning them quickly

spin the plate

Baby Talk

9.3

A children's game where a plate is spun and the named player must catch it or do a silly task

spin the platter

Baby Talk

9.7

A children's game in which players turn a plate on its edge and try to catch it before it falls

spin-off

Specialized

4.8

A useful item made while making another product

spin-out

5.0

An accident when a car or other vehicle loses control and spins

spin-out

5.0

A new business created from part of a larger company

How Favorable

to propagandize

Literature

5 9.1

to spin

Literature

111 7.5

to slant

14 6.3

to frame

132 3.9

report

∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

spin infinitive

spinning present participle

spins third person singular

spun past

spun past participle

Etymology

Spin meaning to shape or twist a story comes from the old action spinnan, 'to twist thread', and from the phrase 'spin a yarn' for storytelling, which makes people think of twisting facts to form a tale. So, to spin a story is to shape it so people see it as you want.