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spinning

[spin-ing] / ˈspɪn ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
operating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
performing running
STRONG
accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding
WEAK
at work
ADJECTIVE
revolving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
orbiting swirling whirling
STRONG
circling circulating encircling gyrating pirouetting reeling rolling turning twirling
ADJECTIVE
rotary
Synonyms
STRONG
whirligig whirling
WEAK
encircling gyral gyratory revolving rotating rotational rotatory vertiginous vorticular
ADJECTIVE
vertiginous
Synonyms
WEAK
dizzy giddy revolving rotating turning unstable whirling
ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms
WEAK
gyral gyratory vertiginous vorticose
ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
revolving rotating
STRONG
turning
WEAK
vertiginous

Example Sentences

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If two galaxies spinning in nearly opposite directions collided, their motions could cancel out.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

“That’s just absolutely a recipe for people spinning out and doing some things.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Disney may end up placating investors by emulating NBCUniversal owner Comcast, which jettisoned its struggling cable assets by spinning out Versant.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It can even clock what time of day you’re watching, as well as the obscure Criterion print you’re spinning in your not-smart DVD player.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

I tried to forget about spinning gold, and the next week Ida and Balthilda helped take my mind off things by surprising me with new clothes—two sets of them!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff