to spin
verb/fiˈaɾ/low
fi·ar
Definition
To draw out and twist fibers (such as wool, cotton, flax) into thread or yarn.
The women in the village still know how to spin wool.
In the past, spinning was a common household task.
Common collocations
to spin woolspinning wheelart of spinning
Idiomatic expressions
- To spin a yarn. (To tell a long, involved, often fanciful story.)
Etymology
Do latim 'filare', de 'filum' (fio).