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spun

[ spuhn ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of spin.


adjective

  1. formed by or as by spinning. spinning.

spun

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of spin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. formed or manufactured by spinning

    spun gold

    spun glass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹱-ܲ adjective
  • ܲ·ܲ adjective
  • ɱ-ܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spun1

First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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Holding his phone out to show a caller back home his surroundings, a Brazilian priest spun on himself, laughing.

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Keyes was reluctant to push the matter forward, but the story was being spun out like a trial in the press.

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Every time the Dodgers looked to be gaining real traction, they quickly spun out.

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At that point cyber criminals take over the account and plan their posts around hastily spun up crypto coins that can only take a couple of hours to create and launch.

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Like the compelling character and villain-heel he is, Donald Trump played golf last weekend while the American and global economy spun out of control.

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