noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English spinninge, gerund of spinnen to spin
1.
a. : the operation or business of making fibers or filaments into yarn or thread
b. : the yarn or thread spun
2. : a method of fishing with a light lure, a fixed spool reel, and light line
3. : the drawing out of something (as a narration) to excessive length
4. : rapid rotation
the spinning of the planets
5. : the shaping of hollow ware in a lathe by pressing a flat sheet of metal against a revolving form with a hand tool