Used in a Sentence

spinner

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for spinner.

Editorial note

If you have a loading spinner and your site already loads in <500ms, just get rid of the spinner.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spinner gathered in one view.

noun

A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

noun

An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel

noun

A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spinner.

noun

A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

noun

A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.

Example sentences

1

If you have a loading spinner and your site already loads in <500ms, just get rid of the spinner.

2

The difference is, this becomes the default behavior (minus the spinner), and simple to implement.

3

FYI: Your blog only shows a spinner unless the user allows Javascript for no reason at all.

4

Looks like the work of an article spinner (and not a very good one at that).

5

There's a popular CGP Grey video which claims the opposite, ie that the monarchy is a money spinner for the UK, and not just because of tourism Are you saying this is incorrect?

6

Is anyone else having the video stop with a buffering spinner and little or no network activity a few seconds after starting the stream?

7

Would be better to have a single spinner for the whole page.

8

I rarely encountered the loading spinner, after upgrade i see every day more then once.

9

Currently, renting a room in a landlord's money spinner is 25%.

10

As of Vista Windows has a spinner rather than an hourglass.

11

It's a similar spinner approach to Plasma but less cluttered.

12

Then why not add a delay to showing the spinner?

Quote examples

1

I mean, adding "the store is notified that something changed and redraws itself to show the loading mask/spinner" is what, 2 lines of code?

2

The view which is listening on the store is notified that "something changed" and redraws itself (to show the loading mask/spinner).

3

- "Random" generally results in the spinner getting shown, and then the screen simply displaying the new image.

4

?" "My offline-playlist is showing me a spinner instead of playing..

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spinner in a sentence?

If you have a loading spinner and your site already loads in <500ms, just get rid of the spinner.

What does spinner mean?

A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

What part of speech is spinner?

spinner is commonly used as noun.