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Jul 8, 2007 · Canadian English/French. Jul 8, 2007. #1. I always thought the past tense of "spin" was "spun", with a "u". However, in my recent re-reading of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which is a great book that I highly recommend, by the way), I've come across a consistent use of "span" (with an "a") as the past tense of spin.
Mar 11, 2013 · England (aged 79) UK English. Mar 11, 2013. #2. As the past participle, spinned in the sense of to spin something round should be regarded as non-standard. Spinned against is certainly used when it refers to political spin (=manipulation of the truth). For example, a headline from a newspaper reads "More spinned against than spinners".
Jan 15, 2009 · Astoria, NY. (San Francisco) English. Jan 15, 2009. #2. From Wiki Answers: "There are three commercial methods of spinning yarn into the product we see at the store. They are called Ring Spun, Rotor Spun, and Friction Spun. ... The fibers [in ring-spun yarn] are spun in a ring arrangement making it unnecessary for extra plies, so the yarn is ...
Apr 27, 2019 · Vietnamese. Apr 27, 2019. #1. In "Harry Potter" ,book 1 there is sentence: WHAM! A roar of rage echoed from the Gryffindors below -- Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on purpose, and Harry's broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear life. What is the meaning of "spun off course"?
Nov 11, 2016 · Georgian. Nov 11, 2016. #1. Hi there I was reading game of thrones and came across that word "spun away" and I could not understand what it means nor found any definition of it here is context "The white knight raised his blade, too slowly. Hotah’s longaxe took his right arm off at the shoulder, spun away spraying blood," can anyone explain it?
Mar 19, 2012 · Mar 19, 2012. #1. Chicos ayudadme con esta frase, no se que quiere decir literalmente, pero me parece a mi que son recuerdos que le duelen. Jax stopped in his tracks and released his grip on Logan’s hand. He spun on his heals and leaned up into Logan’s face. Jax se detuvo en sus huellas y se soltó del agarre de la mano de Jax.
Mar 10, 2020 · Arabic. Mar 10, 2020. #1. "Let's get down to the tunnel mouth," said Peter; "then perhaps we shall see him coming along from the inside. I expect he felt spun-chuck, and rested in one of the manholes. I have read this in Nesbit's 'The Railway Children' This boy Peter speaks of is should have been out of the tunnel by this time.
Apr 25, 2015 · Apr 25, 2015. #1. I've spun quite the web. I would like to get to know the meaning of the above sentence. Here is an example: A: I'm gonna tell you the hugest secret on the planet, but you have to swear on our friendship you won't ever tell anyone. B: Okay. I swear on our friendship.
Feb 5, 2023 · English-US. Feb 5, 2023. #2. Erq said: According to Merriam Webster spin around means "to turn around quickly or to turn (someone or something) around quickly", but it doesn't fit in this context. It does fit in that context, but you may find it hard to visualize the action. I imagine that it looked something like this when he spun her around:
Jan 15, 2017 · Jan 15, 2017. #7. celiab said: Sure, but it's not that easy to understand really the contest (I barely do) It's like.. the main thing that happens in the background of the story. In this one for example, the main character solves a mistery while doing a cruise on the Nile river. The cruise on the Nile is what the writer calls: spunto narrativo.
