spinning

Etymology

noun

1. The 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
2. The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
3. Indoor cycling on an exercise bicycle.

verb

1. present 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. 2013-03, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 2013-05-01, page 114