Spinnend
Spinnend is a term found in Germanic-language grammars describing the present participle form of the verb spinnen, meaning to spin or to weave, with a secondary sense as “to spin a tale.” The form is used to create participial phrases or as a descriptive adjective in older or literary styles. In modern everyday German, the present participle is infrequently used; instead, speakers typically express ongoing action with subordinate clauses or finite verb forms. When used, spinnend can modify a noun or accompany another verb to indicate concurrent action, for example in stylized writing: “der spinnende Faden” or “spinnend am Spinnrad,” though such constructions are more common in poetry or historical texts than in contemporary prose.
In Dutch and Afrikaans, constructions derived from the verb spinnen show parallel formation; however, the exact
Etymology: the present participle is built from the verb spinnen, with the usual Germanic suffix -end. The
See also: spinnen, present participle, German grammar, Dutch grammar.
Notes: The term may appear in linguistic discussions or grammar references rather than as a common vocabulary