EDITORIAL NOTE
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Language and design notes on Claude Code Spinner Verbs for CJK readers
Spinner verbs
Spinner verbs are the animated status words Claude Code shows while working. They could simply say “processing,” but instead carry motion, sound, and personality.
Natural translation
Each entry keeps the English source verb and adds a natural translation. The wording favors motion, tone, and use over literal word matching.
Verified
Verified means the base meaning and etymology were checked against dictionary references. Editorial notes mark coinages, creative verb forms, or interpretations that are not official Anthropic explanations.
187 entries
This is a growing open lexicon. The count always comes from the data, and discoveries enter through review in the public content repository.
Provenance
This is a community archival and educational project, not an official Anthropic project. Anthropic's official Claude Code docs confirm that spinnerVerbs is configurable in settings, but they do not publish the built-in default spinner list.