"respin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: respins [plural]
Etymology: re- + spin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|spin}} re- + spin Head templates: {{en-noun}} respin (plural respins)
  1. The process of spinning something again.
    Sense id: en-respin-en-noun-NKneHQUw

Verb

Forms: respins [present, singular, third-person], respinning [participle, present], respun [participle, past], respun [past]
Etymology: re- + spin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|spin}} re- + spin Head templates: {{en-verb|respins|respinning|respun}} respin (third-person singular simple present respins, present participle respinning, simple past and past participle respun)
  1. To spin again.
    Sense id: en-respin-en-verb-QweRwIAn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 52 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 40 51 9
  2. To tell a story in a new way.
    Sense id: en-respin-en-verb-HtM-1Ctz

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for respin meaning in English (2.8kB)

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