Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to spindle
Participle: spindled
Gerund: spindling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | spindle |
| you | spindle |
| he;she;it | spindles |
| we | spindle |
| you | spindle |
| they | spindle |
Perfect
| I | have spindled |
| you | have spindled |
| he;she;it | has spindled |
| we | have spindled |
| you | have spindled |
| they | have spindled |
Past
| I | spindled |
| you | spindled |
| he;she;it | spindled |
| we | spindled |
| you | spindled |
| they | spindled |
Pluperfect
| I | had spindled |
| you | had spindled |
| he;she;it | had spindled |
| we | had spindled |
| you | had spindled |
| they | had spindled |
Future
| I | will spindle |
| you | will spindle |
| he;she;it | will spindle |
| we | will spindle |
| you | will spindle |
| they | will spindle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have spindled |
| you | will have spindled |
| he;she;it | will have spindled |
| we | will have spindled |
| you | will have spindled |
| they | will have spindled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | spindle |
| you | spindle |
| he;she;it | spindle |
| we | spindle |
| you | spindle |
| they | spindle |
Perfect
| I | have spindled |
| you | have spindled |
| he;she;it | have spindled |
| we | have spindled |
| you | have spindled |
| they | have spindled |
Imperfect
| I | spindled |
| you | spindled |
| he;she;it | spindled |
| we | spindled |
| you | spindled |
| they | spindled |
Pluperfect
| I | had spindled |
| you | had spindled |
| he;she;it | had spindled |
| we | had spindled |
| you | had spindled |
| they | had spindled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would spindle |
| you | would spindle |
| he;she;it | would spindle |
| we | would spindle |
| you | would spindle |
| they | would spindle |
Perfect
| I | would have spindled |
| you | would have spindled |
| he;she;it | would have spindled |
| we | would have spindled |
| you | would have spindled |
| they | would have spindled |
Imperative
| you | spindle |
| we | Let's spindle |
| you | spindle |
Verbs conjugated like 'spindle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'spindle'
shindle,
swindle,
dindle,
dwindle,
kindle,
piddle,
pingle,
shingle,
sidle,
single,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English spyndel, spindle, spyndylle, from Old English spindle, spindel, alteration of earlier spinel, spinil, spinl (“spindle”), from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu (“spindle”), equivalent to spin + -le. Cognate with Scots spindil, spinnell (“spindle”), Dutch spindel ("spindle"; < Middle Dutch spille, spinle), German Spindel (“spindle”), Danish spindel (“spindle”), Swedish spindel (“spindle”).
2. The dragonfly sense (noun sense 14) is a calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle); this word was introduced by New Sweden settlers.
Sample Sentences
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Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.