spin

verb
UK: /spɪn/
US: /spɪn/

  1. To turn around and around quickly.

    1. The toy top will spin if you wind it up tight. [ ] [ ]
    2. The dancer began to spin across the stage with effortless grace. [ ] [ ]

  2. To tell a story or give information in a way that makes it seem better than it is, often to deceive.

    1. The politician tried to spin the bad news to make it sound positive. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company hired a PR firm to spin the details of the scandal favorably. [ ] [ ]

  3. To make thread by twisting fibers together.

    1. She can spin wool into yarn on her spinning wheel. [ ] [ ]
    2. Historically, women would spin flax into linen thread for clothing. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

whirl twirl rotate turn story yarn account version
spin noun

  1. A turning movement.

    1. The dancer did a spin in the middle of the stage. [ ] [ ]
    2. With a quick spin, the figure skater landed gracefully on the ice. [ ] [ ]

  2. A way of describing something that makes it seem better than it is.

    1. The government put a positive spin on the unemployment figures. [ ] [ ]
    2. The news report gave a biased spin on the events leading up to the conflict. [ ] [ ]

  3. A short trip in a car.

    1. Let's go for a spin in the car after dinner tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. They took the new convertible for a spin along the coast road. [ ] [ ]
spin idiom

  1. A situation where someone loses control and moves around and around.

    1. He went into a spin after his car tire blew out unexpectedly. [ ] [ ]
    2. The plane went into a spin during the storm, causing the pilot some consternation. [ ] [ ]
spin transitive-verb

  1. To produce thread from fibers by drawing out and twisting.

    1. She learned to spin the cotton into yarn as a child. [ ] [ ]
    2. Before industrialization, women would spin wool in the colder months. [ ] [ ]
spin intransitive-verb

  1. To rotate rapidly.

    1. The wheels of the car started to spin on the icy road today. [ ] [ ]
    2. The washing machine's drum will spin to remove excess water from the clothes. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "spin" in English means: To turn around and around quickly., To tell a story or give information in a way that makes it seem better than it is, often to deceive., To make thread by twisting fibers together..

The phonetic transcription of "spin" is /spɪn/ in British English and /spɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "spin": whirl, twirl, rotate, turn, story, yarn, account, version.

Example usage of "spin": "The toy top will spin if you wind it up tight.". More examples on the page.