spinning wheel
noun
: a small domestic hand-driven or foot-driven machine for spinning yarn or thread
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These designs often have seats, spinning wheels or movable knobs that simulate those in cabins or cockpits.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The body’s chakras Yogis believe that the body contains many chakras: spinning wheels, or energy centers, where feelings, emotions, and thoughts converge.
—Tony Sanchez, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
To picture this, imagine two stars orbiting each other in a flat plane, like spinning wheels.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Wrangler Astral Smart Carry-on With Cupholder $64 $48 at Amazon
This carry-on measures 14.5 by 9.5 inches and stands 22 inches tall, including the height of its four 360-degree spinning wheels.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The body’s chakras Yogis believe that the body contains many chakras: spinning wheels, or energy centers, where feelings, emotions, and thoughts converge.
—Tony Sanchez, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
To picture this, imagine two stars orbiting each other in a flat plane, like spinning wheels.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Wrangler Astral Smart Carry-on With Cupholder $64 $48 at Amazon
This carry-on measures 14.5 by 9.5 inches and stands 22 inches tall, including the height of its four 360-degree spinning wheels.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Spinning wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinning%20wheel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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