verb#2,442 by frequency

spinnen

/ˈʃpɪnən/

to spin; to develop, extend; to exaggerate, to fabricate; to act or talk strangely, foolishly, to malfunction

Meanings

1
to spin — a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.
- „Ich bin nicht deine große Schwester, Maria.“ – „Du spinnst ja!“ – „Ich bin deine Mama.“
  "I'm not your big sister, Mary." "What are you on about?" "I'm your mum."
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to develop, extend — a thought, story, etc.
3
to exaggerate (an event), to fabricate (something untrue)
4
to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
5
to be crazy, to freak outrare
6
to purrrare