Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spin-dry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: spin-dry
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dry in a spin dryer.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From spin + dry. First use appears c. 1927 in the Saturday Evening Post.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

spin-dries (present, singular) spin-drying (participle, present) spin-dried (participle, past) spin-dried (past)

Questions

What does spin-dry mean?: To dry in a spin dryer.
Where does spin-dry come from?: From spin + dry. First use appears c. 1927 in the Saturday Evening Post.

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