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Meanings of spinning down in English

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Usage of spinning down in English
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He kicked at the fallen grating, sending it spinning down the hall.
The Beast Within
2
She, too, shouted as she sent a fair-sized boulder spinning down the incline.
The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills; Or, The Missing Pilot of th...
3
Tom rode off on his wheel, and was soon spinning down the road.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Roa...
4
And a large section fell, whirling spinning down, straight down.
The City of Fire
5
The next moment the three were spinning down through the air, and struck the water.
Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys
6
The increasing force of the current sent us spinning down the valley with accelerated speed.
A Columbus of Space
7
He caught a glimpse of his brother a dozen yards away, spinning down the torrent.
Deerfoot in The Mountains
8
A car was spinning down a smooth road with hairpin turns between cliff and abyss.
Laughter in the dark
9
Next moment we were spinning down the drive.
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
10
There Frank gave Davis a last vigorous shove and he went spinning down the little hallway.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
11
He's also excellent at spinning down the left to pick up possession the way Zola used to.
The Guardian
12
The butler suddenly sprang upon the last man to enter, and sent him spinning down the steps.
The Black Box
13
But Griffith, trying to block the runner, went spinning down, and the ball rolled toward the bleachers.
The Young Pitcher
14
The still body spinning down the ice.
A change in altitude
15
Ships spinning down into Hebron space, a few translating to Heaven's Gate, God's Grove, Mare Infinitus, Asquith.
The Hyperion Cantos
16
A javelin shot from a ballista glanced off his wards and flew spinning down a side street.
Brisingr
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Spinning down through the time
Spinning down across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common