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The correct spelling is spins.
How to pronounce spins
/spɪnz/
nounIPA: /spɪnz/
Say it like: Spi-ns
The correct spelling is spins. Rapid circular motion. For example: "He put some spin on the cue ball."
Usage Examples
“He put some spin on the cue ball.”
“The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts.”
“I'm off out for a spin in my new sports car.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Rapid circular motion.
- 2.A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
- 3.A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
- 4.Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
- 5.A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
verb
- 1.To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
- 2.To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
- 3.To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
- 4.(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
- 5.(of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.
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