spin out

• Phrasal verb, das verwendet wird, um die Verlängerung oder unnötige Verzögerung einer Sache zu bezeichnen oder um den Verlust der Kontrolle über ein Fahrzeug (ins Schleudern geraten).

A phrasal verb used to indicate extending the duration of something, causing something to last longer than necessary, or losing control of a vehicle.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. informal

   To lose control of a vehicle, causing it to slide or rotate, often on a slippery surface.

   Kontrolle über das Fahrzeug verlieren

   • The car spun out on the icy road.
   • He spun out while trying to take the corner too fast.
   • The driver spun out and hit a guardrail.

   Synonymecareenfishtailskidslide

2. Prolong or extendinformal

   To make something last longer than necessary, often by adding details or delaying.

   In die Länge ziehen

   • The speaker spun out his story for over an hour.
   • They tried to spin out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • She spun out the explanation to avoid answering the question.

   Synonymedrag outdraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractstretch out

   Antonymeabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailshortentruncate

Grundverbspin