wheel spins

Frequency: 8.015.8 per million words

for a wheel to turn around and around very quickly

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Examples (10)

  • The car's wheels spun uselessly on the icy patch.
  • When he floored the accelerator, the rear wheels spun for a moment.
  • Be careful not to let your wheels spin on wet leaves.
  • The machine's main wheel spins at a thousand revolutions per minute.
  • Despite pressing the pedal, the tractor wheels just spun in the thick mud.
  • You can hear the wheels spin when the train starts moving.
  • If the drive wheels spin too much, you lose traction.
  • The little boy loved watching the toy car wheels spin when he pushed it.
  • The driver tried to rock the truck, but the wheels kept spinning in the sand.
  • On a steep hill, it's easy to make your wheels spin if you're not careful.