Spinning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Textiles.
    • the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.
    • the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.
  2. the act or process of secreting and placing silk or silklike filaments, as in the construction of a web by a spider or the formation of a cocoon by a caterpillar.
  3. the act or technique of casting a relatively light lure attached to a threadlike line wound on a stationary spool.
noun
    • the act or process of spinning
    • (as modifier)
  1. the act or technique of casting and drawing a revolving lure through the water so as to imitate the movement of a live fish, etc
noun
  1. a form of high-intensity exercise using exercise bikes
Spinning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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