— spinningly , adv.
/spin"ing/ , n.
1. Textiles.
a. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.
b. the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.
2. Entomol. 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. Also called spin casting, spin fishing, thread-line fishing . Angling. the act or technique of casting a relatively light lure attached to a threadlike line wound on a stationary spool.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see SPIN, -ING 1 ]