Is there a single word for “fly spinning through the air”?












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Juggling clubs spin when sent into the air by the performer.



A dagger thrown by a pirate spins blade-over-handle as it travels through the air.



Is there a single word that describes this kind of motion?






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  • Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

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  • I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

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Juggling clubs spin when sent into the air by the performer.



A dagger thrown by a pirate spins blade-over-handle as it travels through the air.



Is there a single word that describes this kind of motion?






single-word-requests







share|improve this question























  • Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

    – Emma
    3 hours ago













  • I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

    – ermanen
    1 hour ago














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Juggling clubs spin when sent into the air by the performer.



A dagger thrown by a pirate spins blade-over-handle as it travels through the air.



Is there a single word that describes this kind of motion?






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Juggling clubs spin when sent into the air by the performer.



A dagger thrown by a pirate spins blade-over-handle as it travels through the air.



Is there a single word that describes this kind of motion?






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  • Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

    – Emma
    3 hours ago













  • I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

    – ermanen
    1 hour ago



















  • Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

    – Emma
    3 hours ago













  • I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

    – ermanen
    1 hour ago

















Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

– Emma
3 hours ago







Great question! Propellor [spinning] as we fly through the air: alamy.com/…

– Emma
3 hours ago















I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

– ermanen
1 hour ago





I believe spin covers that sense in the context already. For example, there are no-spin or fast-spin knife throwing techniques.

– ermanen
1 hour ago










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Perhaps whirl. The Oxford Dictionary has




VERB
1 Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.




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The wind grew fiercer, sending leaves and twigs whirling around in the air.







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    It sounds like a form of "precession" or "precessing" - the term used in physics - involving simultaneous secondary motion of a spinning body (object). Your examples would appear to be special cases of it. Please see the links.



    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/precess



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession






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      Perhaps whirl. The Oxford Dictionary has




      VERB
      1 Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.




      with an example




      The wind grew fiercer, sending leaves and twigs whirling around in the air.







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        Perhaps whirl. The Oxford Dictionary has




        VERB
        1 Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.




        with an example




        The wind grew fiercer, sending leaves and twigs whirling around in the air.







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          Perhaps whirl. The Oxford Dictionary has




          VERB
          1 Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.




          with an example




          The wind grew fiercer, sending leaves and twigs whirling around in the air.







          share|improve this answer













          Perhaps whirl. The Oxford Dictionary has




          VERB
          1 Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.




          with an example




          The wind grew fiercer, sending leaves and twigs whirling around in the air.








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              It sounds like a form of "precession" or "precessing" - the term used in physics - involving simultaneous secondary motion of a spinning body (object). Your examples would appear to be special cases of it. Please see the links.



              https://www.thefreedictionary.com/precess



              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession






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                It sounds like a form of "precession" or "precessing" - the term used in physics - involving simultaneous secondary motion of a spinning body (object). Your examples would appear to be special cases of it. Please see the links.



                https://www.thefreedictionary.com/precess



                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession






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                  It sounds like a form of "precession" or "precessing" - the term used in physics - involving simultaneous secondary motion of a spinning body (object). Your examples would appear to be special cases of it. Please see the links.



                  https://www.thefreedictionary.com/precess



                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession






                  share|improve this answer













                  It sounds like a form of "precession" or "precessing" - the term used in physics - involving simultaneous secondary motion of a spinning body (object). Your examples would appear to be special cases of it. Please see the links.



                  https://www.thefreedictionary.com/precess



                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession







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