| 单词 | spinning |
| 例句 | Big chunks were now spinning in the rushing black water. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching over, I removed a bent piece of wire that locked the machine’s spinning wheel in place. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Subtly but naggingly, the situation was spinning out of control. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The spinning made her eyelids want to close, but Emma reached up with her free hand and held her right eye open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was kitchen and parlor with a corner for spinning and weaving. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Thank goodness she was a teacher and not some boy who could read the thoughts spinning in my head. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She stops spinning her handles and switches into her victory dance, windmilling her arms as she leaps around the room. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Everything is spinning and moving so fast that it makes me sick to my stomach. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I can see the wheels spinning in his head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z For instance, multiplying by the number i was equivalent to spinning the sphere 90 degrees clockwise. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "All I could see was blue sky," Powers remembered, "spinning, spinning, spinning." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a conventional enough question and Muller gave the conventional answer, “Still spinning.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z To find the snails crawling along the rocks, these tiny wet beings straining calcium from the water and spinning it into polished dreams on their backs—it is enough. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Pita shouted, jumping up and spinning around on the blankets like a ballerina. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was impossible to keep the Fifth Avenue drums separate from the belt-buckle tunes vibrating from pianos and spinning on every Victrola. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A second later, an image of the Crystal Key appeared, spinning slowly in the center of the glowing red star. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The spinning rod flew from my grip and I pitched backward, expecting at any moment to crack my skull against the planks of the transom. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I just want it all to stop spinning. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z And far away in the distance, from the heart of the great factory, came a muffled roar of energy as though some monstrous gigantic machine were spinning its wheels at breakneck speed. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I lean my head back and shut my eyes, but this results in disastrous spinning, so I open them again and try to focus on the feet dangling from the end of the bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a flash and an explosion as the musket jerked against his body, spinning him halfway around. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z And even though he was good at ticking, he said spinning and sliding were his specialties back in the day, and that the crowd always went crazy when he did a split. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The rolls of music that she herself had thrown into the trash with the pretext that they had rotted from dampness kept spinning and playing in her memory. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Of course you do,” she said, before flicking the compass needle and spinning it round and round. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The rich warm chocolate overtakes my mouth, erases my mind, spinning me into a state of transcendence. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Apparently we were spinning on the end of our parachute line, and I didn’t like that a bit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was used to his mind betraying him, taking a moment of joy and turning it sour and grim, spinning it about in his head until it was all he could think about. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She struggled to keep from fainting, to keep from vomiting, to keep her head from spinning. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The moment the board banked, her dirty feet skidded across the surface, spinning her halfway around. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A moment later, Pollard and Seabiscuit were alone again, burning over the track, Kayak spinning off behind, the wire crossing overhead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Almost immediately, the ceiling began to whirl and became a multiple of spinning blobs," Jerrie recalled. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Then the door would clang shut, and he would sit back down to work, seeing nothing — spinning halos, that was, spots of light, shapes — until his eyes readjusted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z This is how he came out: He floated into the air high above the sleeping forest, his green hat spinning a few feet above his head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Two girls with jump ropes, a boy doing a handstand, a man with long arms and legs spinning a basketball on his finger, a woman standing next to a younger girl stirring a pot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The needle is ripped from the spinning record, and I wish it hadn’t been. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But he was fine with the spinning room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At some point in the night, my mother swept me up and danced around in a great spinning circle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He bought a souvenir for his son Howard—a tin man mounted on a spinning top. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But the price is navigating uncertainty and secrets that seem to keep spinning faster than she is. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When boys came over, Kaprice and her stepsister would be sitting at a table with brush, rod, and cloth, expertly taking the guns apart, spinning the barrels, polishing the grips. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It always looked like the earth was spinning so fast. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The storm is spinning over the Gulf, heading towards Mississippi and Louisiana. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The room is still spinning, but I'm listening too. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay rolled back at the impact, spinning over the railing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z One minute I was spinning, and the next minute my mind was dragging itself around in a circle, like an old, arthritic dog trying to lie down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was the Beta Capsule, floating just a few centimeters above the ground, spinning clockwise. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Something clipped Kendra’s shoulder and sent her spinning to the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z While spinning along a Kansas highway one fine June morning, Mr. Ziegler spied a red convertible parked by the roadside, its hood up, and a couple of nice-looking youngsters fiddling with the motor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was standing next to a rack of jump ropes, tossing a basketball back and forth from hand to hand, and occasionally spinning it on one finger, but only for like half a second. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Fields did concede that spinning wheels were not often used outdoors, at the foot of a slave’s cabin, but countered that while authenticity was their watchword, the dimensions of the room forced certain concessions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The wind from the mountains around Shiraz kept a light breeze spinning through the Apadana, quieter and more subtle than the Dancing Fan could ever hope to be. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That was the dizziness, the reeling and spinning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The faces and voices blur into a spinning mass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When he stirred again, his head felt like to burst and the ship was spinning round in dizzy circles, though the captain was insisting that they’d come to port. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her twenty thousand silk-worms, sensitive to human emotion, stopped spinning cocoons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z No slave had ever keeled over dead at a spinning wheel or been butchered for a tangle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That ball of spinning rage—the churning reactor of heat and fire and pain that had been building and building within his chest— finally exploded once and for all. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My head was spinning from the effort, but I managed to sit up on my knees and face him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Gurgi was so excited that he began dancing on one foot, spinning around and clapping his hands. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z His mother was still spinning around the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She saw the boat spinning crazily, upside down, but she didn’t see Tiller. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It floated in midair, scintillating and spinning, flashing and turning. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Or maybe he’s going to find out why everything’s spinning like a top, and I don’t blame him; I want to know the answer too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The next morning, Minli felt as if her head was spinning with thoughts and plans. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Performers on multiple platforms juggle torches, spinning them high into the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On his desk stood what looked like a large, cracked, glass spinning top; Harry recognized it at once as a Sneakoscope, because he owned one himself, though it was much smaller than Moody’s. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ever since they’d left Georgia, Mrs. Harrison had been wound up tight as a top, and Ophie was loath to set her spinning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Two boys laugh when one car bangs into another, spinning out of control until it crashes against the wall. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Get ready to be shamed,” Doug said, spinning the ball on his finger. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Beneath it the water was clear and still in the shadow, whispering and clucking about the stone in fading swirls of spinning sky. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The curtains were drawn, but the daylight gleam around their edges was strong, and for all her spinning sensations of tiredness, she could not sleep. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lily rolled down her window a bit, the cold air spinning around the El Camino. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They swarm, spinning a silk veil, one hundred thousand spider thoughts woven together until they wrap me up in a cosy shroud. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I put the rounded end of the stick into the little hollow and start spinning it twixt my hands, pressing hard into the wood. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Before he found the great pot of oatmeal in the kettle over the fire, he had turned over the table and the benches and upended the spinning wheel. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As we drew closer to the old Agena, it changed from a speck to a cylinder, and I could see that it was not tumbling or spinning, but appeared to be steady as a rock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there came another jerk, so sudden that it threw them all to the floor again, and the basket began to sink with frightening speed, spinning all the while. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I remember sweat-drenched men dancing the traditional attan in a circle, bouncing, spinning faster and faster with the feverish tempo of the tabla, until all but a few dropped out of the ring with exhaustion. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lord Petyr flicked at the dagger with his finger, setting it spinning in place. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I mean, that miller’s daughter cheated him. He did all that spinning for her and she said she’d give him her baby and then she reneged on their deal. Maybe she’s the villain here.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I am a child again, hiding under a table, with the revel spinning around above me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Whenever two torches crossed in the air, a naked girl leapt between them, spinning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I followed his gaze, disoriented by the spinning, but finally I could see what was bothering him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I clamped down on the spool of the spinning reel and backed up until the line snapped. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As he exited the room, shutting the door behind him, my mind was spinning. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The air was split by the shriek of the heavy iron wheels, which threw spinning sparks over the rails as one car after another rattled past. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I tell her about leaving graduation, about the miraculous spinning of the Dreidel. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A few steps into the walk, I see the kid from the roof, leaning against a tree, the same grin, the same dark green hat spinning now on his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “You’re all confined to your rooms while we get respiratory cultures,” she says, spinning around to face Will. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It was spinning out of the thunderclouds like gray spider webs and tangling against the foothills of the mountain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As the collapsing region got smaller, it would spin faster—just as skaters spinning on ice spin faster as they draw in their arms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the world wasn’t spinning out of control. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Getting in there and slamming the thing closed, spinning the wheel handle, keeping it shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “It did the trick!” said Ravi, wildly spinning his hand above his head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z So I set down my spinning rod and watched Jasper Jr. nose the'johnboat into the shallows. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It seemed to Harriet that the clatter of the loom and the whirr and thump of the spinning wheel went on day and night, too. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no point spinning straw and coming up all straw and no gold. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She smiles, spinning, throwing her arms out and blowing kisses to the crowd. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Big black fans turned slowly on the ceiling, moving the hot air around and spinning off bits of soot. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Its spasms sent her spinning across the parquet floor, leg jittering along behind her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “It’s the only way out,” he tells himself finally, his mind spinning. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t care less what you do to each other,” he said, spinning Mulch and snapping the cuffs on. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The flashlight app was still on and the light was dropping away too fast, spinning into the darkness below me. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We also did a lot of spinning around. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Because that is what it means to be alive on this infinitesimally spinning planet. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His head had stopped spinning; he took another great gulp of water and felt it pass smoothly through his gills, sending oxygen back to his brain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was like a circus performer who liked to set plates spinning: If things got too calm, he took it as a sign that there was more to do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A car, trying to get away, was spinning its tires, stuck in the mud. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It swirled around him, spinning into a froth of whitewater. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The current had him in its teeth fay then, spinning him around and around. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My head was spinning, and I felt like I was going to end up on my face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Artemis got to his feet, head spinning with the effort. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I have no idea who this lady is spinning around in this stranger’s arms, spinning and spinning, like they’re in some lame movie until they lose their footing and fall to the ground. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I sit down to keep my head from spinning. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I glance at the page—I guess I’d memorized more of this than I realized—and drop to the floor, spinning around on my butt. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The others went a-Maying, and I stayed behind, spinning in the sunshine. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z High John stepped out of the fold of Old Familiar’s wings, his footsteps sending little twisters of dust spinning down the ramp. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The world must be spinning off its axis. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He considered for a moment, and then changed direction, spinning me through the crowd to the back door of the gym. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There were no dusty red winds spinning across the flats this year. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Three died as babies, she says, but only a little of the spinning stops. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Ship officers were spinning their wheels till they were feeling dizzy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sand swirled gently as I spoke, spinning into pillars, walls, and waterfalls, until a small replica of the throne room appeared in front of us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z From high above him a copper-colored leaf came falling slowly, spinning and gliding and tumbling down. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Glowing, while we were spinning around the dance floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In fact, if you look at the arrangement of the two constellations a little differently, it’s almost like Mama Bear sent Baby Bear spinning with a good swift head butt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Finally, I found the spinning room, where Grover was huddled in the corner, trying to cut Clarisse’s bonds with a pair of safety scissors. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z All she would remember was Mia holding her tight, so tight that the world stopped spinning at last, Mia tucking her into a low soft bed that, it turned out later, was Mia’s own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Out of the comer of his eye, he saw the hulk they'd been tangled with drifting downstream with the current, spinning slowly as men leapt over her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The room became a blur of color splotches and spinning lights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But of more immediate importance was the dark blue van that was skidding, tires locked and squealing against the brakes, spinning wildly across the ice of the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She tried to tie his dad to Aurora with a length of silk that Gox was rapidly spinning. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Wick was spinning in a slow circle, arms outstretched. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And then I’m in Dakari’s arms, spinning, and my world blurs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Smaller and smaller went the details of her vision, until she could see each particle, spinning around itself like a tiny galaxy. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Before we even made it to the highway, the car was skidding all over the place, the tires spinning like they weren’t touching the ground. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Most were sucked backward like kites on strings, reeled back to the metal hand to watch as the sleigh, spinning slowly, scudded farther and farther out of their reach. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Until lights pour into the car—spinning blue and red siren lights from the police cars and ambulances. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Get this planet spinning the right way once again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The board tumbled below her, spinning like a falling leaf. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She stayed in the sewing room, spinning out dire predictions for the newlyweds, every one of which was borne out to the letter, as all concerned were later able to verify. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We could ride the spinning teacup ride thing and maybe he’d kiss me in it, setting my non-groundling future into full force. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “He has carved up a whole...cohort of...goblin guards...with spinning blades. He’s ruthless….Aren’t you? And a killer....Of bad people.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z My own mind was spinning from the ideas we had bandied back and forth so rapidly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He drew it back, setting the bow’s wheels and pulleys spinning. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My mind is spinning with new information about the uprising in District 8 and the unlikely but tantalizing possibility of District 13. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I crumpled up the letter and threw it in the trash, spinning away from it in my desk chair. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Hideo pulls the world as if he were spinning it under his fingers, and it rushes by beneath our feet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It passed the flywheel, sending the flags spinning, then fell into the final drop. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He watches them disappear into the crowd, Pez a blazing streak of color, already spinning June in a pirouette as they go. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Turn back time by spinning the planet in reverse? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The engine started, and the sound of the spinning propeller was as loud as a thousand-pound wasp. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A shearing had brought a veritable mountain of gray wool to be washed and bleached and dyed, enough to keep Mercy carding and spinning and weaving for the next twelve months. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Alba fell asleep exhausted, the sweet Asiatic faces of the children spinning in her mind, and Blanca invariably had a migraine. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if the Amber Alert has gone off again—Max and I really have sent the city spinning. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the sound of my name, the hyenas transform into wolves, spinning in their seats. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I guess it runs in the family,” I said, spinning my spoon around my bowl. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My head was spinning: you are too skinny . . . you are too weak . . . you are too skinny, you are good for the ovens . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The most brilliant of the visions was the stars and moon spinning around each other in a glittering sky, an ode to the Gran’s real name, Knox—an ancient word that meant night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The sounds of multiple machines spinning laundry around fill the room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I slammed into the ground, my head spinning. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Anorak makes a grand gesture with his right hand, and three keys appear, spinning slowly in the air in front of him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Only the sound of a train now and then, and a strange room spinning round him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Slowly he came up, trying to sort out his legs underneath him, wishing the world weren’t spinning as fast as it was. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Setting up the men on his tiny board, he’d play game after game alone, first assuming the white side and then spinning the board around, with some pieces often tumbling onto the floor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With both of its back tires blown out, it swerved into the other lane, spinning out, until it came to a jolting stop on the shoulder of the highway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z You are out there spinning and shaking, sometimes with people clapping and stomping around the sides. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I am watching the centuries pass in moments because suddenly I understand time, which is spinning and fixed like the North Star. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse than the spinning, the nauseating flip of earth and sky, was what happened to the people. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I practically see his mind spinning, his thoughts beginning to derail. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Nyame took it, dumped out a protesting Gum Baby, who’d climbed inside to take a nap, and then, before anyone could stop him, tossed the Story Box into the spinning cyclone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I hurried down the path, my heart beating fast, my head spinning with what I’d seen and heard. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Tonk had explained that a pair of thin blades, spinning so quickly that you couldn’t see them, carried the craft through the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I have to stop spinning out like this. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He holds the string up in one hand turns the rings so they wind and unwind in bright spinning flashes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It consisted of a tin man mounted on a spinning top. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The propeller was spinning invisibly in front of it, and then, like it was nothing, it made a lazy loop above us. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Good news, because I didn’t want to get my umbilical line tangled up with a spinning Agena! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes met for a long time; it looked like her mind was spinning, trying to make sense of it all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z For hours on end the whir of the spinning wheel and the twang of the loom were the only sounds. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I see,” said the principal, and you could practically see the wheels spinning in that prissy head of hers. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Etienne takes Marie-Laure’s hand and together, beneath the low, sloping roof—the record spinning, the transmitter sending it over the ramparts, right through the bodies of the Germans and out to sea—they dance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh stood up, spinning the shovel in his hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Misha rushed the table and scooped the boy into his arms, spinning him in a circle as the boy squealed with delight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The boy who won the cookie said, “Nice spinning, Twinkle Toes.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was flying once again, spinning, laughing, dancing, as the stars wheeled around her and whispered secrets in her ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Ferris wheel stopped spinning and I realized we were at the bottom. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But his stomach lurched as the car swung in an arc, the metal grinding and the light spinning. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z As I staggered dizzily about the kitchen, screaming, not knowing where to go or what to do to stop my spinning head, my mother, now recovered from the bite, came after me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The arrow points were spinning toward her, blowing wind against her face. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Beneath the spinning waters I see the single glowing red eye of the dread serpent. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then the dance music Starts, slowly at first, Then wildly, with Bodies spinning. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The five hundred dollars Mama owes the bank makes it worse, looming over me like a giant spider spinning a web around my family. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Next week their relatives were spinning new webs in the corners and between the legs of the tin stove. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dismay ran in front of the mower, barking and spinning. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Spinning, spinning, spinning the wheel, his lungs bursting, all or nothing, reckless with the need to get out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A pink and yellow Big Wheel is caught on power lines, its wheels spinning. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The sounds— clashes, clangs, screams, moaning wails, roars of engines, spinning saws, snapping blades, the screech of spikes against the floor, hair-raising pleas for help—it all grew to a crescendo, became unbearable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “The Waggoner,” Edward replied, placing one hand lightly on my shoulder and spinning me around to look back toward the door we’d just come through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I tried to leave, but as soon as I crept more than a few yards beyond the pile of ogres, my complaints started: thudding heart, tight chest, spinning head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Wheels were spinning inside Charles’s head as he plotted his next moves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to win a doll by spinning a wheel and it will stop at the right number,” said Fern. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It was as though she were a cauldron issuing spinning gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mercy’s spinning wheel faltered, and Rachel’s hand, lighting a pine knot, trembled so that a spark fell on the table unheeded and left a small black scar. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He starts spinning the hat on his finger. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It didn’t put out the flames, just sent it spinning down the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the sweet steam spinning from my pancakes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Exhausted, stomach rumbling, mind spinning over the same unanswerable questions, Harry fell into an uneasy sleep. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry straightened his glasses and flattened his hair as Ron came spinning into view. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I got up in the early hours of the morning, head spinning, full of stories. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The sphere was ten feet away, hissing and spinning as the winds inside began to stir. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything, but he grasped Annabeth’s hand weakly as if to say, Be right with you, as soon as the world stops spinning. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The storm swirled above it, spinning on the summit like it was the axis for the whole world. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Soon all the inside seemed on fire; the ball was spinning, or the lights within were revolving. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The kitchen was spinning; strange flecks of pink and yellow drifted before my eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Talking, talking, spinning a spell, pale skin of words that closes me in like a coffin. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind was spinning quickly along a new plan now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We walk inside this cavelike tunnel, and my head starts spinning again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She throws the baton in the air and does some sort of crazy spinning flip, then she lands with her back to us and catches the baton as it’s about to hit the floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He sat, his head spinning with adrenaline, trying not to visibly shake. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A silly girl spinning in a sparkling, dress. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Next thing I remember was me spinning like a top— then shooting upward, launched by some invisible brute force. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The dog chased his tail, spinning in circles, ignoring them completely. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it was just the trip through the spinning room that had thrown her off. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I nodded, but the wheels in my head were spinning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I started swinging around, spinning with my arm out, trying to shake the kid. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z When I returned to the foster home, I started spinning to make myself dizzy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In the winter the frigid air that flows north from the Pole creates one cyclone after another and collides with warmer air from the tropics, spinning off gales, hurricanes, and blizzards. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Eventually, when the region got small enough, it would be spinning fast enough to balance the attraction of gravity, and in this way disklike rotating galaxies were born. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He snapped his fingers and the world did a three-sixty, spinning in a cloud of red dust. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Just take ten shots. I bet you’ll want to take an eleventh,” Russ says, spinning the ball in his hands. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands flutter winglike, all of us hypnotized as she pulls notes forth from us as if spinning lace-weight yam. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’d made my way close enough to where DJ Ren is still standing up behind his mountain of instruments, spinning a fast-tempo beat, the gold wings of his headphones reflecting the neon strobe lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s all spinning with me at the very center, trying to hold on. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Emma’s stomach clenched at the thought of going back through the strange house, back through the secret room—and maybe even back through another round of spinning. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I felt empty, too, and strangely heavy, like the planet was spinning too fast, heating up gravity, pulling me toward the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We plummeted without slowing one bit, spinning and twisting at dizzying speeds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When the boat stopped spinning and hovered in the trough, and my arms stopped whipping around, I was able to put my hand to my chest to unclip my life-vest strap. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don't know, boss,” the man says, spinning on himself to propel additional flyers into the hands of the rushing masses, none of whom appear to be stopping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Estella asked, spinning to show the curls pinned in swirls over the nape of her neck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jason kept fighting, spinning his javelin - slicing through ghosts, knocking ghouls off their feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The ball missed his head but nipped the bill of his cap and sent it spinning like a flying saucer out to shortstop. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I fall between her legs, I fall on top of her, we sink . . . and then we’re twirling, spinning in the water, me on top, then her, then me, and giggling, and making bird cries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The cart, lying on its side now, still had that top wheel spinning around and around. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The spiders stopped spinning when it reached thirty feet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Hassan and I stand ankle-deep in untamed grass, I am tugging on the line, the spool spinning in Hassan’s calloused hands, our eyes turned up to the kite in the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He kept spinning the ball, hitting it soft, angling it sharply; he played what is commonly called “junk tennis.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All those stars millions of light years away shilling down on me—me glued to a minor planet spinning around its own gigantic sum. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z But the nerves and the spinning have gotten to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the whirlwind of half thoughts spinning in my head came to a halt when I cracked my eyelids, found Baba still standing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z White trees, black sky, red flames, everything was whirling, shifting, spinning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A drawing of Stella, spinning around on that icy pond, moments before I told her I loved her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It’s a cliche, all right, but it’s better than spinning your wheels. get the show on the road. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As she dropped, her spinning tubes went into action and she let out thread. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The storm was so powerful that it lifted Edward off the ocean floor and led him in a crazy, wild and spinning dance. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z My muscles are aching, my head is spinning, and I’m gasping for breath. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There’s nowhere to run; I draw my legs closer into me, spinning an imaginary cocoon around my body. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Not because he was so brilliant, but the government had just announced plans to send a satellite spinning around the earth, and most of his department seemed to be planning on being launched with it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It roared to life and we swerved backward, spinning around to face the winding road. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Change of plan,” growled Mad-Eye, who was holding two enormous, bulging sacks, and whose magical eye was spinning from darkening sky to house to garden with dizzying rapidity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As she leaned forward to fill her calabashes, the first girl felt her head spinning around. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She studied the pattern, shades of dull browns, starting nearly black in the center and spinning out lighter and lighter to a dirty yellow at the outer edge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z One of those cheap plastic white fans sat on the sill, spinning, circulating hot air from outside, inside, and from inside back out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I could hear the wheels spinning uselessly in the muddy water outside, and the splashy-soothing-fountain sounds of Joey’s and the insane guy’s feet up front. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A glowing circular saw blade of electric-blue energy appeared in my right hand, spinning fiercely. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t even tell you if I started spinning that time ’cause right away I passed the hell out. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His head scrambled, Colin crawled to the Archduke's obelisk, the only geographical location in the world that wasn't currently spinning. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Gwenforte jumps around them, barking and leaping and spinning in circles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I do so wish the world would stop spinning, but it doesn’t, so I try leaning my head back against the wall instead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He ran across the street and down the block, his stomach spinning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Like right now: We have the grass under our feet and Fluffernutter’s wagging stump and the spinning and the laughter and the sky growing dark above our heads. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A spinning noise and hum of a laser is followed by a burnt smell. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But instead of bursting on impact, it bounced off, went spinning down, ricocheted off the next deck, and blew up far below. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped spinning and stumbled to the ground, right on the double yellow lines. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But my head was spinning so hard I didn’t even care. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I stopped inside the gym doors and looked around, trying to be inconspicuous about spinning in circles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He held a spinning flag that heralded the directions. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Why, if Mr. Travis kept on twisting Cooter’s ear like that, when he did turn it a-loose it’d be spinning and unwinding itself on the side of Cooter’s head for a whole week! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I guess the iron tire on the spinning wheel was roughed up pretty badly and maybe had chips of broken rock and gravel stuck to it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z "Now there's a clever man," Lannister said as he sent the coin spinning across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She dropped to her knees on the terrace, head spinning as more moths died, more holes melting from her vision, and the rest kept on reeling, out of her control. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Limbs began to form from the spinning sands, which were becoming more and more humanlike in form. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He stood and stared at the spinning wheel. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He landed catlike on all fours as the hay cart upended in the roadside ditch, its buckled wheels spinning awkwardly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At first, he couldn’t figure out the purpose of a dreidel—a four-sided spinning top that’s played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I remained still, not wanting to draw his attention, not wanting to have to run for safety while my head was spinning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then for no good reason I saw myself as Raw Head and Bloody Bones, spinning into nothing under giant wheels and thunder. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z So many unanswered questions were spinning around in my mind. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But to stop it, I felt like I’d have to stop the entire world from spinning. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She'll come right back, though, like one of them spinning tops. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dozens of mechanized needles pumping up and down sounded a continuous clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rumble of foot treadles and the whir of spinning spools of thread. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Started on a shoestring in 1898 by a former slave, the life insurance company grew vigorously, spinning off a black-owned bank and a fire insurance company. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She stood up, spinning the rake like a cheerleader’s baton. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The shock wave sent me spinning in one direction and Mo in the other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My head was spinning with heat and astonishment. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Waiting for you,” I say, staring at the microwave spinning my mom’s bowl of soup. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A great wave drove at him with toppling crest spinning him round, in one tremendous blow, and he went plunging overboard, the oar-haft wrenched from his grip. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendrils of vast gossamer gas clouds formed, colonies of great lumbering, slowly spinning things, steadily brightening, each a kind of beast eventually to contain a hundred billion shining points. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a solid shot furrow the earth, an instant hole, almost a tunnel, black, spitting, and die shot rebounded a hundred feet into the air, spinning off across the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya squeezed her eyes shut to try to stop the spinning. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She was ready to throw her plane into a sideslip if a searchlight caught her, a flight maneuver that allows you to dive very fast and steeply without spinning. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Day 615 The colossal weather systems and changing clouds of Jupiter, spinning in space before us, have us hypnotized. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A glimmering chest rose into the air, spinning slowly and opening to reveal an emerald-green glow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Someone opens a third- story window and throws out a shot glass, and off it goes spinning, over and over, down toward the rue Vauborel, and out of sight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The door slides shut seconds later, leaving me in the room with only the glow of Earth’s spinning solar system in a cold mist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All night, my mind had been spinning in circles, and now, finally, it stopped, pointing in one obvious direction. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The flare caught her like a hurricane, spinning the pod at first until the fins caught. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Her family was wealthy then, but that didn’t stop her from stitching entire quilts before breakfast, or spinning miles of wool before tea. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt like the whole world was spinning away from him, and he was all alone. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z A harsh wind whipped at their faces, snow spinning in flurries. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One moment it was spinning straight at the Sleeper. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Spin to win!” she shouts over the thumpety-thump of the spinning plastic men as I collect the ball from her goal. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She hit the tetherball as she passed and sent it spinning angrily around the pole. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z For Sul Ross there were several wooden pull toys and a spinning top. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Rolling over rocks, spinning, out of all control. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She’ll be there in firelight before a column, with her maids in shadow, spinning a wool dyed richly as the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the singers in matching suits, spinning and snapping fingers into one loud pop from the radio. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I love spinning the little dial, pretending I’m an international jewel thief. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t look at Coach as he slipped to the mat, feigning a single leg and then immediately spinning, ready to break his opponent down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It’s hard to stay mad when you’re spinning around, and all I can do is laugh. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And Benny took my mom by the hand, spinning her around. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Kira’s head was already spinning with the effort to remember the names of the plants and the colors they would create, and only a small corner of the lavish garden had been described. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I shuffled along behind, head spinning, feet kicking up dust. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But the great hawks, the hounds, heraldry, tournaments—these were for Lancelot For her, unless she felt like a little spinning or embroidery, there was no occupation—except Lancelot. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was using a loud spinning tool called a saw. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She opens her mouth to say something, and then quickly closes it, spinning around to take us the rest of the way to our floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The floating pedestal with the Story Box on top trailed him, still spinning. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They let the other dancers, the swirling paintings, the whole spinning city around them fade into a colorful blur. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The pitcher threw as hard as he could, the ball came flat and fast, or maybe spinning into a curve, but still fast. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I know this because I was spinning slowly around in the barber’s chair to the left of Penny, reading a book about a sixteen-year-old who sucks his thumb. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Lyddie tried to keep up the spinning, but when she had to take her father’s place outdoors, she was too exhausted to try to spin and sew in the dim candlelight. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Liam hopped on the counter and started playing with a Zippo lighter, flipping it open and spinning it in his hand so it closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z No one was in sight, but Scott’s bike lay in the driveway, the back wheel still spinning. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The spinning of the earth causes these mighty waves to spiral endlessly to the east, building momentum as they go. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The radio announcer said Gandhi spent his birthday fasting and spinning yarn on his wheel. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Michelangelo is spinning around like a top, trying to find the kids. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He felt like the walls were spinning around him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dimarion pivoted, his huge bulk framed by foam and spinning water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The sleigh had stopped its spinning, but was still listing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A gust of wind might send me spinning higher and higher until the earth was a tiny ball lost among stars. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But that didn’t get me spinning very fast. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He scampered from the royal chamber with the news of forgiveness, went spinning down the circular stairs like a tee-to-tum. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My head was spinning with what needed to be done. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I faintly heard my mother say, “Nothing is spinning.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Three burly men were doing the finger dance, spinning short-hafted axes at each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was spinning very fast in the palm of Ron’s hand and glowing brilliantly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She hated being inside the house with the loom and the spinning wheel and the endless hanks of yam. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He simply stared at his mother with a blank expression, his head still spinning from the last hour’s events. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They hurried down the nearest opening, immediately spinning around and racing back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Mom liked to say that Dad could talk a blue streak, spinning tales of jobs he’d never had and college degrees he’d never earned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Clouds seemed to be swirling around its peak, as though the mountain was drawing them in, spinning them like a top. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He drove fast and talked the whole way, spinning out all manner of foolish ideas. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He watched, trying not to betray a flicker of surprise or alarm, as a portly man appeared within the flames, spinning as fast as a top. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When the Griever rolled, it made the metallic whirring sound, like the spinning blade of a saw. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She leaned to her left, letting his fingers brush her arm, spinning around him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Bodies spinning and arms flailing and knives being tossed aside and punches and grunts. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The bees came the summer of 1964, the summer I turned fourteen and my life went spinning off into a whole new orbit, and I mean whole new orbit. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He marched backward because he was continuously spinning around as he walked to make certain no one was sneaking up on him from behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It rustles the leaves of apple trees and sets a rooster on a weather vane spinning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Every sliding shadow, each creak and crack, sent her mind spinning off into a thousand horrible visions. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Bryce is hunched over the can opener, spinning it and spinning it and spinning it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "These...boxes...are...blocking...our...rescue," grunts Duke as he gallops as best he can across the spinning rollers. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was still spinning a little. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She pulled me by the elbow, spinning me around. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I guided the horse with my knees, freeing both hands for sword- work, spinning green and silver circles all around me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like someone had crushed my chest in a vise, spinning the handle until every ounce of air and courage had been squeezed out of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I am spinning plans already—of how best to care for my little beauty. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z You have to keep it spinning or it falls and shatters.... The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z And then a huge jolt sends me forward as we’re hit from behind and go spinning across the lanes like a top. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The cogs and gears in his head were spinning out of control. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z My mind is spinning as I’m led by two agents back to the youth dormitories. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A dozen more questions crowded into Annabeth’s head, but it was already spinning like Leo’s pinwheel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Finn said, spinning on his stool, just in time to see the mare rear back, kick her front legs, and charge past the diner. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They must have gone to a party and while the DJ was spinning records, they fell in love. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She left them behind, spinning in the dark, with no moorings, in a place with no foundation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The world stopped spinning, but earth and sky were still flipped, the bodies still dangling. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Briares swam after it, his hundred arms spinning like the blades of a motorboat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It felt almost as if someone were spinning a very fine web around the two of them, a web of secrets and lies closing in on them all the time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I brought his ball and was spinning it again and again in my palm—closing my eyes and lifting my head to smell the air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life she imagined her cousins worked for kind and generous masters up north, engaged in more forgiving trades than her own, weaving or spinning, nothing in the fields. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It kept bonking into buildings and spinning around. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Redtooth screamed in terror as he felt himself leave the ground to go spinning aloft over the badger’s head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I kept spinning the rack faster and faster until it was a postcard tornado and the cards were sailing out of their holders and skidding across the floor. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We grabbed a couple of spinning rods and headed off to Thunder Beach. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The spinning disk soared out, light as a bird, beyond all others. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt crazy—spinning lights, blurry vision, pounding ears—with want. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Jesper and Wylan fell to the floor as the chain zipped through their hands, one end vanishing through the slot, the other sending the winch handles spinning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nina had blown into his life with the wind and rain and set his world spinning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z G’ma says, spinning on the toes of her Velcro shoes with a clap. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z For Bobby, Moscow was the Elysium of chess, and his head was spinning with the possibilities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was supposed to make Granddad feel in control when his world was spinning because Gran had died. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Soon the rumor mill was spinning out gossip that the Smith girl’s father was a drunk and the family lived in a squalid shack. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A pop sounded and suddenly the hook was flying toward the Berg, the rope spinning out behind it like a trail of smoke. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I turn in a circle, my arms extended at my sides, revolving slowly so as not to set the world spinning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He rose carefully and was pleased to find his head wasn’t spinning. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They’d be up there in my chair, and my shine rag was popping to the beat of all of their records, spinning in my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A juggler kept a cascade of burning clubs spinning through the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Six! Five! Four!” the little kid yells, and then he starts spinning in circles, just for fun. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Moses’s fist slammed against the side of Armpit’s head, spinning him backward. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z All this was suggested by the spinning hockey ball. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I look back up, she is spinning around the beach, kicking up sand, calling my name. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The man and the dæmon seemed to be spinning around in a mad dance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I could see how the back wheels were spinning uselessly, kicking back rooster tails of mud in the dark. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They'd all shake their heads and put him in the ground, and the world would keep on spinning. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I usually hate the days I'm trapped in the laundromat with my mother, but right now I would give anything to be staring at laundry spinning in circles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The ball was still spinning, and I stumbled again just as Ethan, impatient and frustrated, finally came at me and tried to spear his foot in to swipe the ball out for himself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I imagined the sound of my hands punching off it, and the feel of my body lifting, spinning weightlessly through the air before surrendering to gravity, my feet finding the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stand the smell of Subway—not since my old job spinning signs for the pizza place. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A large man stands beside it, spinning a knife in his palm. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It only lasted a second, maybe two, but Luke was spinning when she pulled away and wiped her lips. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As the space around me diminishes, the piles of “treasure” are ripped away, becoming debris spinning in the contracting circle of water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Kaede’s eyes were light brown; Taisin saw her pupils dilating as they looked at each other, dusk spinning out around them, cloaking them in shadow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He’s having a great time, spinning me around and singing along at the top of his lungs. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Aden, who was nine and had been going to school, said it felt like that because the earth was a round ball and it was spinning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The world was spinning around me, so maybe the alcohol in my blood would prevent my survival instinct from kicking in, and I could drown peacefully without all that unnecessary flailing and screaming. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes, through the spinning, she thought of her brother and tried to will herself to feel better so that she could help him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Me holding the panda, the two of us standing on either side of the pool cue, us floating underwater, the filled table at his birthday party, me spinning around and around on the icy pond. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It flashed in the moonlight, spinning lazily over and over and fell into the stockade. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You remember when you told me the world was constantly spinning and I just couldn’t wrap my head around it? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The theme song from the show filled the air, and the merry-go-round started flashing and spinning and the horses began to rise and drop. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The black gaps between silver links would close until the fishermen could see, below, a solid mass of silver spinning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And the sound of his voice gets my brain spinning in a different direction: Daddy blew his knee out stealing home during a tournament game when he played baseball in college. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Joseph’s head was spinning, and a long tense silence settled across the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Others rush to me, the mechanical women’s eyes flashing, their black parasols spinning like razor-sharp blades. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Kyle heard the whir of spinning wheels, the clink of grinding gears, and a reverberating clunk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then my uncle was untangling me from the mess of screaming boy and spinning wheels. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Rufus turns to me, his wrist spinning, encouraging me to go on. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And Francie, pausing in her sweeping to listen, tried to put everything together and tried to understand a world spinning in confusion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the cogs and wheels in his head spinning in different directions. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I need to calm down—my mind is spinning in ever smaller circles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Trip hopped off the chariot while it was still spinning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nurse Cramer was there in the middle suddenly like a spinning policeman, trying desperately to restore order, dissolving helplessly into tears when she failed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But his mind wouldn’t stop spinning, and so he reached for a scrap of paper and a pencil from one of the boxes near his bed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In the darkness, the pressure of his fingers seemed like the only real thing in the world, and if she let go, all the pieces of her would scatter, spinning wildly into the black. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Down at Pier 57, the Great Wheel keeps on spinning. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The heavenly spheres are slowly spinning in their places, making a music that suffuses the cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You can’t spin a web, Wilbur, and I advise you to put the idea out of your mind. You lack two things needed for spinning a web.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z John Tookey showed off this new New York craze called break dancing but went spinning out of control into a group of girls, who toppled like skittles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The boat smacked against it, once, twice, hard, and the water swirled against the back of the boat, spinning it and then, in one mighty surge, tipping it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “What was that?” asked Tom Hustings, spinning round. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And Colonel Cathcart had roared away as abruptly as he’d come, whipping the jeep around with a vicious spinning of wheels that sent a spray of fine grit blowing into Major Major’s face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As she put it on, Desdemona felt as though she were spinning her own cocoon, awaiting metamorphosis. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tab picked her feet up, and her swing unwound itself, spinning her hard. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I felt nauseated, and my head was spinning. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z One way of thinking of spin is to imagine the particles as little tops spinning about an axis. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The horrible spinning sensation had vanished, but it was hard to get words out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Madame Bee was still cackling and spinning around in circles, or whatever it was asuras did whenever they were gloating. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The truck was swaying from one side of the road to the other, spinning up rocks and gravel that struck the underside of the truck. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I know the exact sound of it, like a note you hear or a song that keeps spinning around in your head and you can’t forget it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A blue light had appeared in the darkness: It grew larger and brighter, and Lupin and George appeared, spinning and then falling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They hitched the spool to rusted iron hooks, then grabbed the crane cable and jumped aboard the spool as it descended, swaying and spinning to the lower deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It had curled gratingly around the end of the truck and, still spinning and sliding, was about to collide with me again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I feel like I’m spinning. He’s so...handsome,” I told her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Now grab the sign and run back to the house, back through the tunnel or the spinning room, whatever takes us back to Ms. Morales....That's all you have to do! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Luke kept expecting spinning lights, unsure if the police would start searching for him immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was as Harry dodged another Bludger, which went spinning dangerously past his head, that it happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I really should be lying down if the room is spinning this fast. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I looked up but everything felt like it was spinning, the sky, the stars, my tree, me, everything was spinning and falling. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And then the spinning stopped, and Emma was facing a door once more. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As they approached the great ring of elm trees, they heard once more the quick sighing and rustling above them and one yellow leaf came spinning down to the edge of the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A dark-haired man, smiling broadly, with his arms around Dr. Begbie, spinning her, and spinning her, and spinning her, until I could hear her delighted laughter in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If there was a breeze and clouds was floating by it felt like the earth was spinning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chain is from a locket... spinning around... flashing the sunlight into my eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I startle at the light touch on my shoulder, spinning around. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mack and the boys, too, spinning in their orbits. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The record started spinning and Stevie Wonder’s voice filled the room. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z "Okay, so we lost a day yesterday. And y'all know we gotta make up for it today," Coach said, spinning his car keys on his index finger. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It seemed to Jane and Michael then that the world was spinning round them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He could see those roads spinning away from him in different directions. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Emma’s pencil snapped against her paper, sending the tip spinning into the air. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Grabbed the swinging bench, head spinning, and threw the cigarette to the ground and stomped on it, convinced my Great Perhaps did not involve cigarettes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It is upside down, wheels sticking up into the air and still spinning, like a beetle stuck on its back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Luna, Luna, Luna, Luna,” Fyrian sang, spinning a pirouette in the air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I smooth my skirt and wonder how it would feel if someone was spinning me around, how the silky fabric would fly out around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is spinning, and I look for a window. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And spinning his chair about, Mr. Curtain rocketed from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He kissed her hard, his body insisting that her body answer, but Dede’s head was spinning away with questions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had been home, she might have spent the dark afternoons spinning or sewing, but the mistress bought her woolens and calicoes at the village stores. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Daniel stops spinning, looks up at his friend with one eyebrow raised way up. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After we got Jake, Mr. Dubonnet, and the machinists safe in the blockhouse or hiding behind their cars, Auk XIV erupted from the pad, spinning once around the rod before hurtling into the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The sounds echoing off the walls were a cacophony of terror—human screams, metal clashing against metal, motors roaring, the haunted shrieks of the Grievers, saws spinning, claws clasping, boys yelling for help. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Wish I could hear his voice in real life instead of just on spinning vinyl. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I click on it, before slamming my space bar to pause the video and spinning around to fill them in. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When the wheels finally ceased spinning, I reached for the door handle, a spike of total and complete grief cutting through me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We continue to dance without words, clutching each other, spinning around the room, while time slides lightly by. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Whatever poetry was in him found release as his hands rolled the ball over and over, spinning it, warming to it, touching it before he made his first move toward the basket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms drop and I stop spinning, turning to face him, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I stood there, my mind spinning, my stomach sinking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My head was spinning at the rapid change in direction our conversation had taken. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The first projectile came sailing up the aisle, spinning like a miniature torch. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I had to keep the dog in the closet on a big old lock and chain, and he used to be in there spinning around in circles. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if all the things I’ve learned have fused into a crystal universe spinning before me so that I can see all the facets of it reflected in gorgeous bursts of light.... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She clung to the side of the hammock, as if that would anchor her, as if that would stop the world from spinning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Soon as I’d close my eyes, though, everything would start spinning like crazy ’cause I was so drunk and I’d have to jerk them back open. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We didn’t have a spinning wheel, so she used a drop spindle to make thread out of the clumps of clean cotton that Grandma Charity and I pulled. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to think, she told herself, though her mind was racing and spinning in fear. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Restricted, as a child, to this cocoon of her family’s spinning, she cultivated quiet and private pleasures. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s on the phone of a young woman from a Montana religious sect, on a moonlit night, on the spinning and ever-changing earth. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He heard the tires spinning in the gravel, and then they caught onto the asphalt, and Colin heard the rumble of the eternally struggling engine grow distant. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The water caught her like a giant Slip ’N Slide, spinning her through trees, making her dizzy. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Brandon stood a few feet away from a basketball goal, the ball spinning in his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The boy sneaked up behind them, his face lit up, though his brain was spinning. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I grab the barrel of Bob's gun, spinning around and using my momentum to wrest it from his grip. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then her fell reversed, and she pulled back upward, hover- bouncing head over heels, sky and horizon spinning around her like a playground ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And I like to watch it spin... watch the chain... all bunched up and twisting and spinning... and a little girl is watching me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Kyla asked me, spinning the knot of her scarf to the crown of her head and fanning her long black hair over her shoulders. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Maxy yanked me away from Maria and I went spinning around like a top, screeching and hopping from desk to desk yelling, “Sorry! Sorry!” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My head was buzzing from the coffee—not spinning, just kind of jumping around. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Normally she’d start spinning fantasies about an octopus’s garden and curtains of kelp and trout on the hassock but she’s giving me nothing. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Tally looked down, plotting trajectories from the hilltop, shushing David when he started to speak again, the wheels of her brain spinning. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The whole sky seemed like a black top spinning from the mountain where Atlas was imprisoned, and where the Titan palace of Mount Othrys was rising anew. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There is a direct line of descent from the Strasbourg clock to the spinning jenny. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I joined in, jumping, spinning, and sliding across the carpet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But Dimarion was only looking for one: in the crook of Reed’s left elbow, a tiny tattooed ship perched at the edge of a spinning maelstrom—a reminder of their last encounter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “The man-eating tigers, the spinning blades...But I still think a few ballerinas would be nice.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was pummeled spinning to the edge of the ditch and sent slithering down on his head and shoulders. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Who a person becomes later in life, how he lives, how he dies, clouds people’s memories of him, spinning and skewing—distorting—their portraits of him as a child. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ellen tapped her foot as I hummed along, and before Dolly had even hit the chorus, we were spinning in circles and singing at the top of our lungs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It feels like I haven’t heard the sound of the ball spinning through net twine in years. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Fudge cleared his throat and, with an effort, it seemed, stopped spinning his bowler hat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "She might have. Seemed pretty simpleminded to me. Every time I think about her spinning around in that dress, I want to puke." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Liyana said, “I think he’s married to one of our aunts. He must have a different last name. But let’s not find out what it is right now, okay? My head is spinning!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There was only one way that this spinning through space could end. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Steam envelops us, cloaks us; light sparkles on the agitated water; and we keep spinning, so that at some point I’m not sure which hands are mine, which legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Head spinning and mixed up and blood dribbling out my nose and mouth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I kept on swinging and missing and spinning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Horrified, I saw the propeller spinning away from Dragonwings in a lazy arc. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the court papers were finalized, there had been a chance that the tides would reverse, the world would stop spinning, and I would be my mother’s Sunshine again. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z So after dinner the dads are in the front parlor with the French doors closed, leaning over a big round table, each scribbling away on pads of yellow paper, spinning out theories like madmen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a table, a chest, a bedstead with a faded quilt, a spinning wheel, and a small loom. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z So I lean back against the headrest, spinning through Bram’s music list as the heater revives my fingers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z One day a new kid, tall and lean, came to the vacant lot, spinning a football. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind whizzes through dozens of looks like the spinning of a roulette wheel. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I fell to my knees, my head still spinning from our aerial acrobatics. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The family had already left for the Meeting House and Mercy, busy at her spinning, did not hear her return. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I got my spinning rod from the garage and biked up to the drawbridge at Snake Creek. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a horrible bang—a thousand times worse than the sound of a balloon exploding—and the van was spinning, the wheel dancing right out of my hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Weeks passed at Mrs. Sen’s before he found a blue aerogram, grainy to the touch, crammed with stamps showing a bald man at a spinning wheel, and blackened by postmarks. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They grew especially fast in the gray time between night and day, spinning an eternity out of seconds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “We opened the door,” I went on relentlessly, spinning the lie as I talked, speeding up the story. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I sank down on a rail and hung my head, my brain spinning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart pounding in my ears, I stare at a small ant spinning in a circle in a puddle next to my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The view was a spinning kaleidoscope of sky, earth, sky, earth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Inside, a disco ball sent tiny flickers spinning around the dim lounge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It felt like his head was spinning faster than his body, and his stomach flipped over with the dizziness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then, my heart beating faster, I made my old gesture of payment, spinning the coin upon the bar and waited. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The special environment that holds them will stop spinning and will let them go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Believe me when I tell you, my head was spinning. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z As I half-ran to class, my head was spinning faster than the bottle cap. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then Roy felt himself swaying and spinning as a brilliant gout of fireworks erupted inside his skull. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was what looked like a miniature glass spinning top. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She had wanted Sarai to visit on him such a cataclysm of nightmares as would shatter his mind and leave him spinning through darkness forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My head’s spinning from the drink, and I’m so wiped out, who knows what he could get me to agree to? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There are other things I see spinning in that water, too. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The world stopped spinning and all of creation held its breath, waiting to hear what it was that Miggery Sow wanted. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Aw, that was just talk. I was just—just—spinning yarns. Sumatra’s fine. Pretty country. Real pretty.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Though appearing calm on the outside, inside I am spinning faster and faster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch them turn like colorful spinning tops. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It gets in the way of basketball,” Angie replied with a shrug, spinning the ball on her index finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I’m sweating and coughing and woozy but I’m making my hands keep on spinning. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t the child work in the spinning room? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The huge, killer horse swept by me, but Tenorio’s foot hit me and sent me spinning to the floor of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackie and I kept spinning, spinning, until we fell down, laughing in a heap. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my goodness,” I said, grinning back at her, my head spinning. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z My brain feels like a carousel, spinning around and around and bobbing up and down, and the longer it spins, the harder it becomes to sleep. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I can see the wheels spinning behind Mom's eyes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The slanting holes were full of spinning yellow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Police in other cities, meanwhile, were spinning a different story during the 1990s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Arthur Bauer is holding the ball for him today, crouching low and spinning the laces away, just like Dad, just like Mike Costello. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally climbed to avoid the wake, spinning her board in a tight circle to bring it to a smooth halt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The crew quarters stood against the outer hull of the constantly spinning ship to maximize simulated gravity. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z So when Ms. O’Malley asked for the next volunteer, even though my stomach was turning over and over like on that spinning ride that my cousin Javier threw up on, I raised my hand. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z My coach was jumping up and down and spinning in circles. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s absurd,” objected Milo, whose head was spinning from all the numbers and questions. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The knife flies from Chandresh’s hand, blade over handle, spinning in perfect revolutions through the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z War Admiral appeared first, spinning around in a white blanket, yellow ribbons in his tail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his spinning head, he raised himself from the log. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, her head spinning with these thoughts, she passed the church on her way back to the seamstress, and the black iron gate to the cemetery was hanging open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just like that, the green kite was spinning and wheeling out of control. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the spinning opened the tunnel, and then the section of the room with shelves snapped back to being part of the Greystones’ house again? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The world was suddenly spinning faster and faster. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The copier wheezed, gears spinning to print my indisputable facts. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The elevator comes, and we get on, the boy bumping into the walls because he’s dizzy from the spinning. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I take my camera and film as Kareem dips a piece of bread into the cheese, spinning the melted strands around the end of his fork. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Others were already out on the dance floor—spinning, flying, twisting, and tumbling in time with the music, which thumped out of floating spherical speakers that drifted throughout the club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "Oh, yeah. The ship isn't spinning right now. No centripetal gravity." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and it’s spinning. Everything is yellow. Is it supposed to be yellow?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Well, it’s not complete silence—Hector is spinning the whirring dragon on his baby seat while he eats Cheerios—but it’s pretty close. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She would pull it through her fingers while the drop spindle, a big top, was spinning on the floor. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hip to hip, arms interwoven to hold hands, Desdemona and Lefty circumambulated the captain, once, twice, and then again, spinning the cocoon of their life together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I clutch at the wall, the room spinning as a rapid response team pushes a crash cart past me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Maybe there’s something in here we overlooked,” Brandon said, spinning around. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Lon hadn’t known what the Book was, but he could feel his path forking before him: Down one path was the life of a street performer, spinning fortunes for spare change. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I push on the radio to fill the quiet, to hush my own spinning thoughts. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I imagine him out there, spinning farther and farther away from the planet Earth, as lonely and scared as I feel deep down inside myself. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Slave work was sometimes spinning thread, yes; most times it was not. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A neighborhood that never cared about me before, suddenly spinning into itself, looking everywhere but here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He learned how to hold the ball for Erik, spinning the laces away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Nora grabs Alex, pulling him away from Henry and spinning him around, her hands on his waist, and starts grinding with abandon. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Cars struggling to climb the steep, fog-shrouded hill, gunning their deep engines and spinning their wheels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A white cloud spinning across the TV has turned my neighborhood upside down, inside out. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He showed that, provided a stationary rotating black hole had an axis of symmetry, like a spinning top, its size and shape would depend only on its mass and rate of rotation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother and Esi, a recently married friend, sat on the ground, spinning cotton threads for yarn. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet at the brush of those fingers the wood dissolved and the very ground turned to smoke beneath his feet and swirled away laughing, and then he was spinning and falling, falling, falling . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The spinning water dips in the center, revealing more layers of sea life clinging to the scarecrow’s pole, which has become its own vertical reef. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Stars of all colors bursting into the night, silver pin- wheels spinning, golden lances up-up-BOOM! crimson flashes flashing blasting, scarlet showers BOOM! emerald rain BOOM! The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes, saw the blue kite spinning wildly like a tire come loose from a speeding car. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It fell over a wisteria root and lay there with its wheels spinning. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I asked you where you lived,” he said, spinning his nasty web. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And the goat’s eyes Are spinning from The dizzy breath Of man’s bad habit. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I forget, until I drive by the high school on my way back from the burbs, where a thousand spinning, singing Santas live, that there’s a football game tonight. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He’s stopping to watch the little mechanical toys that the peddler winds up—the tumbling bear, the dog jumping, the seal spinning a ball on its nose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I flashed on my kids and the idea that we would hit the chairs and start spinning around the highway, and I braced for impact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The boys gazed into one another’s spinning eyes and seemed to speak without uttering a word. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Stems crack and leaves and petals fall, spinning in the air. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Was there really a world out there of stone triangles full of dead bodies and girls spinning on their toes? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The end of the trestle was only a few feet away, and I was like a windup tin man with four legs spinning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She kept spinning and getting hauled in the wrong direction. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It contained spinning wheels, moving targets, and racetracks that curved from the floor to the ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I staggered inside and met a wall of yak—a great expanse of curly-haired chest and churning hooves, of flared red nostrils and spinning eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Put that on the spinning wheel!” he said proudly. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Desdemona watched them spinning cocoons, moving their heads as though to music. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The stranger released me with a jerk, spinning me away from Mr. Ebgard. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s Prince Henry yet again, glass in hand, watching Prince Philip and his bride spinning on the ballroom floor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It means I don’t have to limit my activities to spinning and trapping and stunts like that.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z My last resolution had been to master darning and spinning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It soared through the air, spinning and glistening until it slammed down onto a tall shelf of rock. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Pinmei looked at the door and windows and could see only the lit torches, balls of fire rolling and spinning madly around the house like toy yo-yos. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The Sorrows stopped spinning and the three voices spoke as one: He has been watching all along. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A whistling came down the hallway, and Richard rounded the corner, spinning his hat in his hands as he walked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She started pulling Toby toward the door, the entire world still spinning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So I sat there in silence with my thoughts spinning in my head. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But it’s my message to President Snow that gets the wheels spinning in Plutarch’s brain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I ended up backbending on the bar, and next thing I knew, I was spinning around on my neck and flying off the apparatus. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We discuss this back and forth, and I hardly notice the boats spinning along the river, or the people pushing past us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On those satellite images the city looked so small compared to the hurricane, such a tiny thing about to be cut to pieces by that gigantic spinning blade. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My mom must notice that my mind is spinning, because she says, “It’ll be fine, sweetie. It’s time.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Park took a few steps back, then cranked his shoulder forward, spinning into the air and kicking Steve right in the mouth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Harry had a sudden and vivid mental image of a great swollen spider, spinning a web around it, twitching a thread here and there to bring its large and juicy flies a little closer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They kept spinning as wild as my stomach. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The star went spinning upward into the darkness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It keeps spinning faster—all that kinetic energy forced down the neck of the funnel until it’s blaring like an alarm—then it falls silent as it drops into the black abyss of the funnel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A torch sailed spinning above their heads, trailing fingers of fire as it thumped down in the dirt of the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Just below the wing is a huge cylinder with spinning blades inside it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I remember skipping across the studio floors, spinning with colorful scarves in my hands. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Now and then I shivered at the memory of the spinning and the thought that the prince had held me with his hands tight about my middle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z An explosion sent the airfield’s gate spinning into the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then they spread through the cafeteria, grabbing us by the hand one by one and spinning us around. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Aimee also never made me feel as if the world would stop spinning if I made a mistake in competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “No way we could take on Shroudeds if the Nightbeast also joined in the fight. And, yes, we were so close,” Valley said, spinning on Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The place is pretty dark, and even though there are a few lazy fans spinning overhead, it’s still pretty humid inside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I was too dazed to follow right away, because there was something new happening, a wheel inside my heart I’d never noticed before, and it was spinning so fast it made me dizzy. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A spinning top which is beginning to lose its spin slowly describes circles with its highest point before falling down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He got a perfect kiss on the black, sending it into the corner with the white spinning back for a good angle on the yellow. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z There’s a reason it starts with me on a merry-go-round and ends with a spinning car crash. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Two quintains had been erected in the courtyard, each a stout post supporting a spinning crossbeam with a shield at one end arid a padded butt at the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a significant upgrade over my last job—spinning the daily special sign at one of those take-it-and-bake-it pizza places—and it would look good on my resume. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The cricket was such a natural musician that he not only chirped the tune—in a few minutes he was making up variations and spinning them out without ever losing the rhythm of the waltz. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I picture it spinning back at the Chancellor’s party, green and blue in their pale world. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Last night in the bathroom, while seated on the can, Bernabe had noticed a spider spinning its web in a corner several feet away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while my head stopped spinning, but I still felt lightheaded and rickety. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “ARGH!” it shouted, spinning around before knocking itself unconscious by running headlong into the wall. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She could break four boards with a spinning back kick. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Six of the young cupbearers were playing some child’s game as he entered, sitting in a circle on the floor as they took turns spinning a dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A string of gray yarn stretched across them, and the last woman was working on a large wooden spinning wheel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Join hands and make a giant, spinning circle where people show off their footwork. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I might as well have been spinning in a round metal tub, in a twenty-foot wall of water, washing down off that mountain. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Not as silly as Hirohito spinning around but too old to wave my hand frantically as all the younger kids around me were doing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole time, she just kept spinning me around the bar, keeping her hands on my arm so I wouldn’t fall. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ignatius was about to say this to himself; then he remembered that he went to the movies almost every night, no matter which way Fortuna was spinning. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She twirls around like a spinning toy, gazing at her arms, legs, and feet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She felt ashamed and her head was spinning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He couldn’t say for sure. Maybe east or west; maybe north or south. It was hard to tell. He said mostly she was sort of spinning around like a dust devil.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Through this car-wash visibility I only just made out the two Ministry of Defence radars spinning at their incredible speed. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I toyed with a pencil lying on the counter, spinning it idly this way and that. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly, something grabbed her by the wrists and yanked her up cruelly, spinning her in the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Man, you and I lived for so long in a spinning world. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Shaggydog ran at his heels, spinning and snapping if the other wolves came too close. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then spinning as they ever did, twirling the distaff and twisting the thread of destiny, they sang, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Daito’s avatar vanished completely, it left behind a small pile of spinning items on the ground—everything he’d been carrying in his inventory, including the Beta Capsule. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My head has been spinning nonstop with facts and figures. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Once, we found ourselves spinning around the revolving door of the blue camel hotel at the same time. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z And just when I’m sure I’m about to die, all the neon lights start spinning like some nightmare carnival tornado. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Why is your earring spinning? And what was that you said?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The spinning in my brain is making me feel faint. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Engines howling, wheels spinning, they proceeded through the forest at the pace of a walk, in continual rain and oppressive heat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down, stealing my bottle lid and then spinning it on its side between his fingers. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I stared up at the sky where Susie had disappeared, my head spinning. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With my head still spinning, I leaned back and stared at the ceiling, waiting for the dizziness to pass. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z His bronze base had several drawers, spinning gears, and a set of steam vents. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Afros bopping, arms swinging, and feet stepping and spinning in sync. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I could tell from her face she was in no mood for spinning. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He worked his way onto the small platform and avoiding the cranking, spinning blades he grabbed the loose wire. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even one called May, which had more little spinning parts than any of the rest of the whirligigs, and these parts all white—her Spirit, he said. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Enough to stop the spinning as her helpless smithereens scattered. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And drawing Michael and Jane and Mary Poppins after her, she led the way through the shop and out by the spinning door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The preacher is rapt with attention as Katherine begins spinning out a tale of woe and misery so pitiful that it belongs in a weekly serial. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And even with her eyes glued to the road, Dolores could tell that Marigold was spinning that red bracelet of hers around her wrist in the way she did when she was upset. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The fourth was, to Butler’s eternal shame, dispatched with a spinning kick. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I missed you, he kept saying, God, I missed you, and he kissed me again, so deeply, and my head was spinning, and he tasted, somehow, like pure heat. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In any case, those are the important facts of my life, and I considered them all in the long moment of the car spinning around and the empty peanut bags flying through the air. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I wished I hadn’t, because the whole room started spinning and I felt my stomach twist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Exactly what happens isn’t known, but it is felt pretty certain that it is connected with the core spinning and with its being liquid. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Of course,” sang his mother, spinning him around. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My twenty- three paired chromosomes have linked up and crossed over, spinning their roulette wheel, as my papou puts his hand on my mother’s belly and says, “Lucky two!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was spinning in crazy circles only because she was trying to survive, and movement was always her modus operandi when things got tough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down to stop my head from spinning, and after a while the pain went. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind is spinning with him and with the unexpected Almost of today. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Everything was spinning but when I closed my eyes, the room was motionless and dark. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I expect her to stay facing the wall, but instead she continues turning, spinning in some kind of dervish. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Luke scrambled down from his chair, his head spinning with plans. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But my head was spinning, trying to analyze every word Edward had spoken today. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In 1998 two physicists from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem showed that even a spinning or charged black hole—with a nice, ring-shaped singularity—will kill an astronaut, thanks to mass inflation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Magdalys pulled the reins toward the islands and Missy growled in response, and then surged in the opposite direction before spinning back around and blasting forward full speed. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Inside the keep women occupied themselves with spinning, weaving, and embroidery. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I never knew the night sky could be so amazing—trillions of blinking, sparkling, spinning lights in a velvet-black sky. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The Pottses had a revolving wash line in the backyard that I enjoyed spinning when it was empty. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Sideways, spinning, the sled hit a bump in the hill and Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The room starts spinning—worse than the time I rode the Tilt-A-Whirl twice. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula is an immense atomic nucleus, about the size of Manhattan, spinning thirty times a second. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the drums reached a crescendo, three of the girls leapt above the flames, spinning in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boys crouched like frightened animals, saying nothing, eyes spinning, seeming to look everywhere and nowhere. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Scoob doesn’t know what to say, and anyway, his head is spinning, so it’s not like he could form sentences if he tried. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z "And don't execute till I give you the word. We're not spinning the ship around while Beck's out on the hull." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was soon panting and heaving from the effort of spinning his old carcass about. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I held my breath and waited for the earth to stop spinning. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of spinning in circles in front of all my idiot cousins makes me want to run away from home and join the circus. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A single red bulb shone over the spinning record player. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One small changed family doesn’t calculate into a world that has been spinning for a billion years. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The heads would be spinning around at the mall, with the mouths of the heads calling your name. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He is hunched over a spinning pot, his hands muddy red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But the figures kept spinning around in circles, round after round. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My mind was spinning as I shut my bedroom door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her attic was full of paintings and an organ and an old spinning wheel. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The circle of land that holds the Cornucopia starts spinning fast, really fast, and I can see the jungle going by in a blur. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z All I could see was you, dancing and spinning across the stage, dreaming of your future with Henry Higgins. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He will use the word “love,” and the world will not stop spinning but go right on in its courses, like the river, like the bees, like everything. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Um . . By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming. A three-tipped spear: a trident. “Your father,” Annabeth murmured. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The three of us snuck up to the cliff again, watched them climb back into their driver’s seats and take off down the highway, the lead car’s lights spinning but making no sound. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They sail over us, zipping and dipping and spinning, their little compasses guiding them to the throne platform. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And the compass, apparently, understood, for the spinning began again. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Seven got to her feet, the room spinning around her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I used all of my willpower to keep the ship from capsizing, but we were still spinning out of control, hurtling toward the cliffs on the opposite side of the strait. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was spinning around and around like a top. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z While he’d been talking, Thomas’s mind had been spinning even faster. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z She shrank from the spinning bodies, afraid of another person so close, so uncontrolled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Ku-Ang fell backward off the cliff, slowly turning and spinning in the air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When I play with it I always think my dad is steering, eyes spinning in his head and his foot all the way down on the gas. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood together for what seemed to be an hour, or several, and she wondered if the world were spinning around her, for she felt dizzy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven waits for me at the front door, spinning the basketball between his hands. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It hung with the rest of ours on the spinning bookrack. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z My head is spinning with the effort of trying to connect the dots on this. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One wheel catches in a mud hole and starts spinning. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Both hit the shields cleanly and were well past before the padded butts came spinning around. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He shot his two-hand set in a soft, spinning arc that, when true, snapped through the net in a swishing voice that is the purest music of the game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It comes straight at me, spinning, blade over handle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The unfortunate cub’s head received the full force of the blow and he was sent spinning across the track into the bushes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She herself shot upwards through the sky, with the stars spinning around her like great golden plates, and presently, in blinding light, she felt the cold rays of the moon upon her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Rebuffed, unhappy at the obtuseness of the very flat, the apple bumps the square and sends him aloft, fluttering and spinning into that mysterious third dimension. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I settled back into my house from this journey to the edges of the earth, my head was spinning. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She smiled and bumped me softly with her hip, spinning out of my embrace. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I quickened my pace while still maintaining control of my red case with the 360-degree spinning wheel option. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Colin laughed as Hassan returned to counting the pennies of victory, but Colin's brain was spinning with the implications: if the future is forever, he thought, then eventually it will swallow us all up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds—blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d’ etat, hairstyles stiff with hair spray. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven’s insides felt all jumbled, and she felt like everything around her was spinning. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Again the world went spinning round them—or were they spinning round the world? Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When she brandished the stick, however, a spinning haze of brilliant dots flooded up before her eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t be sure how I felt when my head was spinning so crazily. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Now the light fixture was solid; it was the floor that was spinning. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He said revolution on the first day of class, just like Sister Mukumbu had taught us about revolution and spinning and changing on our first day at the People’s Center. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The black ball missed the corner pocket by a fraction of an inch, spinning back into the center. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Her other ninety-nine moths had flown off and were spinning through the city in clusters, searching for some hint of activity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Something spinning in that head of yours? You know it’s a McHill tradition. Thinking about every little thing.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He brought a rod and I got out my own and rigged a spinning reel, and had to find my glasses to tie on the bright painted popper. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred hands held her, released her, brought her close, sent her spinning away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I contemplate spinning my head around three times or popping my eyeballs out and setting them on his desk. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z You know, just to keep that kid Nately’s body spinning in his grave, ha, ha! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Luna pressed the heels of her hands to her brow, trying to keep her head from spinning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They’re spinning on top of their heads and twisting their bodies in all kind of ways. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Kit did not look up from her spinning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She whipped up the frames, sending her eyeballs spinning around the room. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I knowed what they were but my head kept spinning anyway. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My sister especially enjoyed this ancient dance because of its fast spinning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z This was to be Bateson’s fateful journey: by the time he reached the society’s office on Vincent Square, his mind was spinning. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The girl darted sideways, her stick spinning, heard a sound behind her, whirled in that direction, struck at air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked under the mule again and there they were, wings still a-buzzing and each one of ’em spinning in circles on the ground, raising up two little clouds of dust. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I get out of the car because I feel like its eighty thousand degrees and I need the fresh air to stop my head from spinning. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Afraid that things were spinning out of control, Gattis quickly interceded. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I grabbed one end and yanked on it and sort of got myself spinning. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The world is spinning and I can’t see or understand anything. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the hearth Kit was intent on her spinning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There were no deaths at the Concord Corporation, but one of the little Irish girls in the spinning room had caught her hair in the machinery and was badly hurt. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I was sorry we ended up like this, spinning wheels at a McDonald’s. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z This may prove me as parsimonious as my father, but who spends that much money on corny inflatable light-up Santa Clauses and spinning, singing reindeer? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She was spinning the lock as if she had done so a million times before. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And then the Third Gate stood open in front of us, a crystal doorway leading into a spinning whirlpool of stars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He couldn't see her because Rita was now spinning around, and everything in the restaurant had become somewhat blurred—all the faces had become one face; all the screams had become one scream. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Thunder erupted around us, and shock waves of sound sent us spinning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My eyes fly open, my head spinning as my vision slowly comes back, bright lights overhead. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Amelia, Prudence, and Betsy worked in the spinning room on the third floor, so she supposed they did not know Diana. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Very slowly, as he ate the bacon and the coffee cleared his mind, the spinning in his head began to diminish and he found himself creeping up on a new realization. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Hmm,” Billy grunted, suddenly detached, spinning his chair around to face his son. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He turned a pawn on its side and spun it like he was spinning a quarter. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Decades later, as I talked with Rogers in his Brooklyn apartment, we agreed, only half joking, that the spinning cab was probably no accident. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Arya tried to count, but they were riding too fast, torches spinning through the air as they flung them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I saw the island spinning past my eyes; I was still alongside it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For instance, if a black hole is spinning or has an electric charge, mathematicians have calculated that the singularity is not a point—a pinpoint hole in space-time—but a ring. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I start shaking my hands because the world is spinning and if I shake my hands faster than the rest of the world then the world’s spinning doesn’t seem so fast. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The evening whizzes by like the spinning of a newsreel. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Four police cars, all with spinning lights, were parked in front of it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He was a serious dad and everything, but he was standing in range for a spinning wheel kick without even knowing it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Typical Day on the Plantation allowed her to sit at a spinning wheel and rest her feet, the seat as sure as her old block of sugar maple. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Luxa was rising up along the web spinning and twisting at a dizzying rate. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There a library visit sent her life spinning in a whole new direction. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In my pencil case I found a note that sent the art room spinning. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She can tell she’s getting close, because she sees a row of windmills in the distance, their white arms spinning with quiet industry. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Henry swings a violent U-turn that takes down a little crepe myrtle tree on the island between lanes, and we’re beached there, spinning our wheels, kicking up leaves and pink flowers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Just do your homework. We’ll talk at home. And please—no spinning on that stool.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Mariam lay on the couch, hands tucked between her knees, watched the whirlpool of snow twisting and spinning outside the window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Aru felt like she was spinning even though she was standing still. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I had to sit down, right there, my head suddenly spinning. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, the bottle was empty and I was starfished on the hall floor, admiring the crystal chandelier spinning slowly overhead. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My head was spinning as I tried to remember all the way back to the girls’ night out I had planned. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In spite of the pea-soup fog, they caught the Biscuit spinning six furlongs in 1:14, a solid workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe for a millisecond, the world stopped spinning. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The truck brushed Robbie’s car and sent it spinning off the side of the road, where the car had hit a road sign, hard, and stopped spinning. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They had been spinning themselves into a frothing, famished frenzy, like bloodthirsty piranhas, in front of our house all morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I tried to sit up, but the spinning in my head accelerated, and his hand pushed me gently down onto the pillows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He conveys his message through jokes or by spinning a lesson out of a popular movie or song. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem like she was doing anything but spinning wool into gray thread. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They stomped to the music, and stepped and spun and kicked, and the lady danced with them, stepping and spinning and kicking with enthusiasm. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Listening at closed doors, to the Wives over their tea and wine, spinning their webs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A hyena clings to his back, its eyes spinning in terror. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We drove the two hours to get home, and I went to bed with my head still spinning. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z George hung up and twirled around the house, like Charlotte spinning a glorious spiderweb. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z They sideswiped a taxi and sent it spinning almost out of control. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The moo-cow kid isn’t spinning around or anything. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Once the prop stopped spinning I ran up to greet him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Having flown fighter airplanes for years, I was accustomed to rolling and looping and even spinning, but I had never flown sideways or backward before. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the living room guys were spinning records and freestyling over the beat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z You’re given a top-down view of a three-dimensional tunnel, and you use a spinning rotary dial to control a “shooter” that travels around the rim of the tunnel. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It fell through the night spinning until it was lost to sight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A skinny metallic rod burst out of the Grievers moist skin, unfolding into a long appendage with three spinning blades, which moved directly toward Thomas’s face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Now get inside and stay inside,” she said with the ketchup bottle still spinning around her feet like a bowling pin. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t stay awake, and he couldn’t sleep, either; his head was spinning, a daze of strangeness hung over everything, and his hand was sore and throbbing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Babu placed the goat on the floor; its flanks were heaving violently, its tongue hung from its mouth, and its eyes were spinning orbs. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I peer up the stairwell to the top floor, my head spinning, my sore throat burning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Percy felt the water rising with his anger, spinning faster around him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Are you ready for your dinner, Mr. Jankowski?” she says, kicking off my brakes and spinning me around. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "All hell broke loose. It's spinning on the long axis with a seventeen-degree precession." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, Bit, Francy, John John, and Trista would challenge people to quarter wars, which is when two people stand quarters up on a desk or a table and spin them like spinning tops. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Jack took a step back as the spinning column got bigger, and part of him wanted to run, but it was only a small part. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Paganini was hopping in bizarre patterns around the living room carpet, periodically flinging himself into the air and spinning as if auditioning for a Broadway show. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I hit my head hard enough to send the world spinning. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As long as Vonetta kept her fear to one shriek and Fern kept hers to biting Miss Patty Cake, I kept on spinning straw, making everything all right. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The world was spinning so fast, she didn't know where she stood anymore. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He saw, again, the red cloth spinning against the backdrop of gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z John stayed next to me, pushing his ear close to the receiver every once in awhile, and I could see the wheels in his head spinning. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He’s spinning a pot in the air with his hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t that her mind wasn’t spinning with ideas—images of flames, of those stamping horses, wore sharp in her memory. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It makes me sad to think about it; billions of copper bits spinning down the yellow funnel into oblivion. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I wait for the world to stop spinning. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The room seems to be spinning in slow, lopsided circles, and I wonder if I might black out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The world was spinning, twisting tighter and tighter around her skull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A purple-suited man saunters in, followed by a train of powdered and prim-looking men carrying notebooks, and a set of tailors and seamstresses who wheel in massive spinning looms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A breeze tussled through the trees, sending poplar leaves spinning like golden coins down onto the rutted dirt road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was too worried out and shooked up to talk so she started looking me up and down and spinning me ’round to try and figure what was wrong. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Fortuna was really spinning drunkenly last night. I doubt whether I can go much farther down.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The shock sent her spinning across the room. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Her brain and heart had been spinning ever since Sam kissed her. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Let me see . ..” An officer grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, spinning him around. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Each couple spinning across the floor, arm in arm, turning and turning, causing tremor after tremor inside me, as things start adding up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The Silkworm sighed, for she was still very tired from spinning all that silk for the seagulls, but she did as she was told. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z This morning he was spinning the tale of Susanna, beautiful and pious wife of the rich man Joakim. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam hopped on the counter and started playing with a Zippo lighter, flipping it open and spinning it in his hand so it closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Against a black background they swim, a long white silken thread spinning itself out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I felt a hand on my shoulder spinning me around. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The ground gave way beneath my feet, dragging me downward, spinning fast, like sand rushing through a hole in the bottom of the universe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Archie heard the voice in all its fury at the same instant that he felt the hands spinning him around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamou took my hand, and I took Sohrab’s, and we made a chain until we were all dancing and spinning and stomping and jumping and smiling. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He's spent hours weaving weeds and thistledown in the milky moonlight, spinning her into existence. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And with that, she lowers the pool cue, spinning around and walking back off to her room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I don’t know how long I sit like that at the table, spinning thoughts and plans until they all jumble together or when, in my utter exhaustion, I start to nod off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I stand, world spinning and shining, my body barely my own, my lungs coughing up bits of themselves, my head thumping, my legs shaking, my blood boiling, but I stand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She was spinning and kicking and I’m pretty sure spitting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z How fast you are spinning depends on where you are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She cuts me off, spinning around to face me with a surprising amount of desperation in her expression. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Just a little ringing in my ears, no spinning. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As I walk, it seems like shapes appear in the sands, figures spinning and dancing, feeding off the wind’s ferocity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z An ice chunk goes spinning into the bus’s wheel. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The entire world tilted, his head spinning with a rush of blood through his system. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It caught his hand and slammed him away, spinning him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry swore at the top of his voice, spinning on the spot to see where Mundungus had gone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I laugh along with her, but my mind is spinning. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I wasn’t moving a lick, but in my mind I was spinning through the air with them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart starts spinning, fast as a top. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z That threw me off balance and I fell, spinning to the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Around us, the other showcase couples keep spinning, but I lead Laura off to the side of the dance floor. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was feeling poorly and wanted to rest at the spinning wheel. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Its red and blue lights were brightly spinning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Kenny was spinning his basketball on his forefinger as he talked to three or four of them. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm goddess looked rather bored, idly spinning her metal disc. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Far below him, Ben saw the revolving light of a police car spinning in a slow, malevolent circle. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the Whispering Gallery!” said Mr. Curtain, spinning his wheelchair away from the desk at which he’d been working. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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