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spinnen.

to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃpɪnən/
  1. to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)

    class-3 · intransitive · strong · transitive · weak
  2. to develop, extend (a thought, story, etc.)

    class-3 · figuratively · strong · transitive · weak
  3. to exaggerate (an event), to fabricate (something untrue)

    class-3 · strong · transitive · weak
  4. to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction

    class-3 · informal · intransitive · strong · weak
  5. to be crazy, to freak out

    class-3 · informal · intransitive · strong · weak
  6. to purr

    class-3 · intransitive · regional · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan. Compare Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, English spin, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan).

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