spin a tale

: to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread

: to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluid

: to revolve rapidly : gyrate

: the act of spinning or twirling something

: the whirling motion imparted (as to a ball or top) by spinning

: an excursion or ride in a vehicle especially on wheels

: a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story

: an intentionally untrue report : falsehood

: a series of events or facts told or presented : account