spinning

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noun

spin·​ning ˈspi-niŋ 

: 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

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present participle of spin entry 1

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1855, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing spinning

• someone's head is spinning
• spinning frame
• spinning jenny
• spinning reel
• spinning rod
• spinning wheel

Rhymes for spinning

• binning
• dinning
• ginning
• grinning
• inning
• pinning
• sinning
• skinning
• thinning
• tinning
• twinning
• winning

Kids Definition

spinning

present participle of spin