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spinning
noun(spin-ning)
a method of fishing in which a lure is cast by use of a light flexible rod, a spinning reel, and a light line
spinning
verb(spin-ning)
to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
spinning
verb(spin-ning)
to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluid —used especially of a spider or insect
spinning
verb(spin-ning)
to revolve rapidly : gyrate
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
a machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
an early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
a fishing reel with a nonmoving spool on which the line is wound by means of a revolving arm which can be disengaged to allow the line to spiral freely off the spool during casting
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
a light flexible fishing rod used with a spinning reel
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
a small domestic hand-driven or foot-driven machine for spinning yarn or thread
spinning
idiom(spin-ning)
—used to say that someone feels dizzy
spinning
noun(spin-ning)
moneymaker
spinning
verb(spin-ning)
to establish or produce as a spin-off
spinning
verb(spin-ning)
to establish or become a spin-off

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