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Synonyms for spin
spɪnspin
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Princeton's WordNet
spinnoun
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirlnoun
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
Synonyms:
bend, whirl, swirl, wind, twist, straining, convolution, tailspin, kink, braid, offer, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, winding, plait, vortex, go, crack, pass, construction, device, commotion, twirl, fling, torture, distortion, gimmick, turn, twisting, overrefinement, eddyspinnoun
a short drive in a car
"he took the new car for a spin"
tailspin, spinnoun
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
spinverb
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
"the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrateverb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
Synonyms:
stagger, coil, whirl around, spin around, keel, lurch, gyrate, swag, swirl, spiral, spin out, careen, eddy, whirl, twirl, whirlpool, twiddle, purl, birl, tumble, reelspinverb
stream in jets, of liquids
"The creek spun its course through the woods"
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whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin aroundwhirl, birl, spin, twirlverb
cause to spin
"spin a coin"
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swirl, tumble, gyrate, birl, whirl, eddy, reel, purl, birle, spin out, twirl, whirlpool, whirl around, twiddle, spin aroundspinverb
make up a story
"spin a yarn"
Synonyms:
whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin aroundspinverb
form a web by making a thread
"spiders spin a fine web"
Synonyms:
whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin aroundspinverb
work natural fibers into a thread
"spin silk"
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whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin aroundspinverb
twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
"The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"
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whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin aroundspin, spin outverb
prolong or extend
"spin out a visit"
Synonyms:
reel, birl, whirl, twirl, spin out, gyrate, spin around
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "spin":
boldak, rotate, buldak, sapin, spin-lattice, turn, paramagnetic, revolve
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #123 | go | |
| #617 | offer | |
| #904 | construction | |
| #1007 | turn | |
| #1493 | pass | |
| #1634 | device | |
| #1899 | wind | |
| #3810 | pull | |
| #4224 | crack | |
| #5184 | spin | |
| #5338 | torture | |
| #6506 | bend | |
| #7835 | twist | |
| #8268 | reel | |
| #10074 | coil | |
| #10309 | distortion | |
| #10954 | spiral | |
| #11254 | whirlpool | |
| #14225 | rotate | |
| #14880 | winding | |
| #15038 | eddy | |
| #16379 | vortex | |
| #17309 | wrench | |
| #17934 | tumble | |
| #23080 | swirl | |
| #23795 | twisting | |
| #25335 | crook | |
| #25974 | keel | |
| #26588 | braid | |
| #32886 | fling | |
| #33390 | swag | |
| #34730 | whirl | |
| #35039 | commotion | |
| #36328 | revolve | |
| #36511 | straining | |
| #36775 | kink | |
| #42236 | convolution | |
| #42649 | gimmick | |
| #57718 | purl | |
| #60015 | stagger | |
| #61306 | twirl | |
| #66209 | lurch | |
| #73570 | tress | |
| #74448 | paramagnetic | |
| #97695 | plait | |
| #116685 | tailspin | |
| #118721 | twiddle | |
| #175930 | careen | |
| #217458 | sapin | |
| #229458 | gyrate |
How to use spin in a sentence?
This is absolutely a step in the right direction, we’d much rather see Yahoo either spin off or potentially sell the core and have a tax liability on a smaller piece than have it on the larger Alibaba piece.
Duty to patient is central to all codes of ethics, so is duty to be honest and not spin information.
And Payne and I, we've been in the industry since 2012, we're life-long fans. I'm already an entrepreneur at heart, so how can I take my entrepreneurial stuff for the last three-four years of being my own boss, how do I spin this into becoming a pro wrestling promoter?
I never envisioned a day that we would ever see that kind of equipment used against protesters, but I also never imagined a day in 28 years when we would see that kind of criminal activity spin out of peaceful demonstrations.
It was a bad day, for some reason I could not breathe, my legs could not spin like I wanted them to.
Translations for spin
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- غزلArabic
- прасціBelarusian
- предаBulgarian
- efecte, espínCatalan, Valencian
- přístCzech
- Spin, schönreden, spinnen, Trudeln, passende Auslegung, beschönigen, Beschönigung, Schönfärberei, positiv darstellen, Zurechtlegung, rotieren, Spritztour, DrallGerman
- ιδιοστροφορμήGreek
- hilar, sesgo positivo, giro, pintar bonito, vuelta, rotar, dorar la píldora, girar, barrena, espín, endulzarSpanish
- رشتن, اسپینPersian
- pyöriä, kierre, liike, pyörintä, kiertyä, lyödä, kaunistella, syöksykierre, spin, kehrätä, pyöriväFinnish
- vrille, filer, effet, tournoyer, brossage, spinFrench
- sníomhIrish
- snìomhScottish Gaelic
- स्पिनHindi
- pörgés, forog, forgásHungarian
- filare, piroettare, far girare, ruotare, girareItalian
- スピン, 回転, 紡ぐ, きりもみJapanese
- nentLatin
- vērptLatvian
- предеMacedonian
- spinnen, doen draaien, draaienDutch
- spinne, spinnNorwegian
- spin, obracać się, wirować, prząść, obrótPolish
- fiar, girarPortuguese
- învârti, toarceRomanian
- вращение, прясть, вертеться, [[искажать]] [[смысл]], сучить, вращаться, спин, спрясть, крутитьсяRussian
- прȅсти, prȅstiSerbo-Croatian
- prísťSlovak
- prestiSlovene
- spinn, snurra runt, spinna, snurra, skruvSwedish
- สปิน, หมุนThai
- eğirmek, dönmek, yaldızlamak, dolanmakTurkish
- прястиUkrainian
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