Definition of "spinning" []

• The process of making fibrous material into yarn or thread. (noun)
• The act of fishing with a light rod and a reel having a bail or similar device that guides the line around a stationary spool and that can be disengaged to let the line run freely, as when casting. Also called spin casting, spin fishing. (noun)

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• "The linen industry was started by Miss Twelves; the spinning is all done with the old-fashioned wheels, and the weaving is all done by hand."
• "So we were interested in spinning these a little bit."
• "We both arrived Thursday night, where my head was still spinning from a week straight of thesis-ing."