herumspinnen
German, verb[hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpɪnən]
herumspinnen is spelled H-E-R-U-M-S-P-I-N-N-E-N (12 letters). Herumspinnen is a German verb meaning “to spin around” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wild spekulieren/fantasieren”.
What does herumspinnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to spin around
- 2
to act strange
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. wild spekulieren/fantasieren 2. nicht so funktionieren, wie etwas normalerweise funktionieren soll
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herumspinnen
- spinnt herum present singular third-person
- spann herum past
- herumgesponnen participle past
- spänne herum past subjunctive
- spönne herum past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- herumspinnend participle present
- herumzuspinnen infinitive infinitive-zu
- spinne herum first-person indicative present
- spinnen herum first-person indicative plural
- spinnst herum indicative present second-person
- spinnest herum second-person singular subjunctive
- spinnet herum plural second-person subjunctive
- spannen herum first-person indicative plural
- spännen herum first-person formal plural
- spönnen herum first-person formal plural
- spannst herum indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herumspinnen?
- [hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpɪnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.