"spinny" meaning in English

See spinny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spinny.wav Forms: spinnier [comparative], spinniest [superlative]
Etymology: From spin + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spin|y}} spin + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spinny (comparative spinnier, superlative spinniest)
  1. (informal) Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spinny-en-adj-xY8u4S~C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: spinnies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin spīnētum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|spīnētum}} Latin spīnētum Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinny (plural spinnies)
  1. Alternative spelling of spinney Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spinney
    Sense id: en-spinny-en-noun-l62yBFmu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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