Home › Words › D › downspindownspindownspin means any type of movement that goes downwards in a spiraling motion.EtymologyFrom down- + spin.nounAny type of movement that goes downwards in a spiraling motion.e.g.“(She climbs in the cockpit. The plane engine starts to make a definite downspin noise, as in the beginning of the play. On instinct, AE tries one last time to reach the ship. She picks up the radio:)” — 1937, Laura Annawyn Shamas, Amelia Lives, A One-Act Play, The Dramatic Publishing Company, page 43:a downward spiral.e.g.“With not enough money to fix her car, and no job prospects, Lilli takes a downspin less flashy than Jamie’s, but just as painful.” — 1988, Maio, Kathi, Feminist in the dark : reviewing the movies, Crossing Press, page 121:verbTo go downwards in a spiraling motion.e.g.“Down, forever down, with fatherlands! But if we are fallen, and our fall unique, and downspun with demolition” — 1964, Palamas, Ksostses Will, Frederic, The twelve words of the gypsy, University of Nebraska Press, page 110:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backspin 73% match — Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands. vs downspin →tailspin 70% match — The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. vs downspin →despin 66% match — To stop or slow rotation. vs downspin →spiralling 66% match — Movement in a spiral. vs downspin →overspin 65% match — An excessive amount of spin applied to a projectile such that its nose does not turn down at the summit of the trajectory. vs downspin →downsweep 65% match — A downward sweep or curve. vs downspin →bottomspin 65% match — Synonym of backspin. vs downspin →despinning 64% match — The removal of spin from an object vs downspin →