Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinning wheel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: spin-ning wheel
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.

Example Sentences

"Dobrunka always began the day by feeding the goats, then she prepared the breakfast, swept the kitchen, and when everything else was done she sat down at her spinning wheel and spun."

Inflected Forms

spinning wheels (plural) spinning-wheel (alternative, dated)

Frequently Paired Words

spindle

Questions

What does spinning wheel mean?: A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.

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