紡つむぐ

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

spin; make yarn

Literal sense: drawing out and twisting fibers into thread or yarn. Used for cotton, wool, silk, etc.

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい日にち、糸いとを紡つむいでいる。

  My grandmother spins thread every day.

• 羊よう毛もうを紡つむいでセーターを編あんだ。

  I spun wool and knitted a sweater.

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

spin (a tale); weave (words); put together

Figurative use: crafting a story, poem, or message by carefully selecting and arranging words. Often carries a poetic or literary tone.

• 彼かの女じょは美うつくしい言こと葉ばを紡つむいで詩しを書かいた。

  She wove beautiful words and wrote a poem.

• 語かたり部べが古ふるい物もの語がたりを紡つむぎ始はじめた。

  The storyteller began to spin an old tale.