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spun

/spʌn/Ireland, Northern England/spʊn/

A form of spin — To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

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Meanings

verb

alternative dated past uncommon span

participlepastsimple past and past participle of spin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spun

sun run fun done none everyone son won gun begun ton Dunn dun nun bun Gunn pun stun tonne undone rerun shun mun thon

Cite this entry

APA

spun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spun

MLA

“spun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spun.

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