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spinning

/ˈspɪnɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. The motion of something that spins. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Indoor cycling on an exercise bicycle. (countable, uncountable)

Plural spinnings

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With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 32 · B2
“Well, well,” said Holmes gleefully, “you have indeed done some solid work while I have been sitting spinning theories with my friend!
The Valley of Fear, p. 74 · C1

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