spinning

plural spinnings

1. countableuncountableThe motion of something that spins.

   these uncontrollable spinnings of the head

   2005, Geoffrey Hemphill, Nico and the Unseen - A Voyage Into the Fourth Dimension, page 258

   Synonyms: rotation, turning

2. countableuncountableThe process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
3. countableuncountableIndoor cycling on an exercise bicycle.

   Synonyms: spin

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spin

   An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.

   2013 March 28, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 01 May 2013, page 114