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spinny

spinny

2 6.7
Turning round quickly so you feel dizzy
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɪni/
  • Informal
translation icon : giratorio
  • He spun in circles on his spinny chair until he fell over laughing.

Spinny chairs share shares of spinny chairs.

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Examples

  • It's doing that spinny thing, sorry.

    Shadow Force (2025)

  • The spinny thing is coming!

    Moana 2 (2024)

  • The spinny thing is spinning.

    Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

  • There were these spinny flying toys called flower fairies, I think.

  • It has this little spinny thing inside and then I'm assuming you just press this button to like turn it on and off.

  • Among the other judges on The Voice, only Adam Levine has had a true chart-topping hit since he took his place in his spinny chair.

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  • The children laughed as they ran around the spinny playground equipment.

  • She felt dizzy after going on the spinny amusement park ride.

Synonyms

dizzy
vsspinny
168 1.0

Feeling like the room or world is turning and you may fall

describes the outward rapid playful motion rather than the inner sensation
twirly
vsspinny
1 4.9

Having curls or a shape that turns when moved

describes actual rapid, playful turning rather than mere tendency or shape
whirly
vsspinny
  • Informal
1 7.1

Moving quickly in circles like a spinning top

focuses on playful or dizzying rapid turning rather than causing rotation
awhirl
vsspinny
  • Literature
8.8

Spinning or moving quickly in a circle

adds a playful or dizzying quality to that rapid motion
aswirl
vsspinny
7.8

Full of spinning movement or lively activity

describes rapid playful turning rather than general activity

Antonyms

still
∞ 1.0

Not moving or making a sound

How Dizzy

vertiginous
2 9.6
spinny
  • Informal
2 6.7
light-headed
15 4.2
giddy
28 3.0

Surface Forms

spinny positive

Morphology

spinny = spin (transparent) = spin + y

The adjective is transparently formed from 'spin' with the suffix '-y', meaning having the quality of spinning or being spin-like.

Etymology

Spinny comes from the verb spin, which means 'to turn', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So spinny describes something that is turning quickly or makes you feel dizzy.