SPIN'NING, participle present tense Drawing out and twisting into threads; drawing out; delaying. SPIN'NING, noun 1. The act, practice or art of drawing out and twisting into threads, as wool, flax and cotton. 2. The act or practice of forming webs, as spiders.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI