Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head-spinning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: head--spin-ning
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incredible, overwhelming.

Example Sentences

"It’s all very headspinning, and there is real Yellow Submarine quality to the film’s innocent urgency and idealism which take it to the very brink of incoherence."
"Across the country, Democratic voters who have been reeling from Mr. Trump’s sweeping and possibly illegal cuts to government, his head-spinning policy moves, and his politicization of federal law enforcement are growing more and more incensed at their own party’s seemingly feckless response."

Inflected Forms

more head-spinning (comparative) most head-spinning (superlative) headspinning (alternative)

Phrases

head-spinningly

Questions

What does head-spinning mean?: Incredible, overwhelming.

How to pronounce head-spinning

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