Components
空回り is an exact match with one form of the following word:
空回り
BOOST
Reading : からまわり   
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; fruitless effort
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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空回り is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 86,000 (about 2,810,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
エンジン
からまわ
空回
りさせ
ちゃいかん
ながも
長持
ちさせたい
から
Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.
いはん
違反
スピード
して
ぱし
っていた
くるま
ブレーキかけた
からまわ
空回
りして
うんてんしゅ
運転手
あっとゆうまもなくトラック
はいご
背後
もろにぶつかった
The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.
ぎろん
議論
からまわ
空回
りして
いっこう
一向
はってん
発展
しなかった

The discussion produced a great deal of noise, but no forward motion.
からまわり
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 189,000 (about 328,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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クウ   から empty   あ to be empty   あける to empty, vacate   そら sky   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
カイ   エ   まわ to revolve   まわ to make turn   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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box, enclosure   
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