wheelspin verb 2noun 1forms 5 verb2 •To drive with poor traction, so that the vehicle exhibits a wheelspin.It was not unusual to see an ice cream van wheelspin away, dragging a runner into the service hatch as it went, especially on the police patches: […] — 1992 •To throw up (debris) from a wheelspin. noun1 •The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.A computer detects wheelspin and reduces power. — 2009 formswheelspinned · wheelspun · wheelspan · wheelspinning · wheelspins