n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: spin · dled ; spin · dling \ ' spin(d)-li ŋ , ' spin-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 1577
intransitive verb
1 : to shoot or grow into a long slender stalk
2 : to grow to stalk or stem rather than to flower or fruit
transitive verb
1 : to impale, thrust, or perforate on the spike of a spindle file
2 : to make or equip (as a piece of furniture) with spindles
– spin · dler \ ' spin(d)-l ə r, ' spin-d ə l- ə r \ noun