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spinnen.

to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈspɪ.nə(n)/
  1. to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

verb/ˈspɪ.nə(n)/
  1. to purr

  2. to tell stories, fib, lie

  3. to whirr

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

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