spin around

idiom

: to turn around quickly or to turn (someone or something) around quickly
He spun around and looked at me in surprise.
He grabbed her and spun her around.

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Reid — wearing a Chiefs jacket and her ever-present Super Bowl rings — climbed onto one of the bicycles and took a quick, careful spin around the gymnasium during the party, which was closed to the public. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025 Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia and Mayor Mattie Parker introduced the Bell 505 at Meacham International Airport and then went for a spin around the city in the new helicopter. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025 Visit Zurich's largest Christmas market, Wienachtsdorf, to shop for unique gifts, sample sweet seasonal treats, and take a spin around the ice skating rink. Omenaa Boakye, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025 All six required no effort to deflect and spin around in their respective orbits. PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spin around

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“Spin around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spin%20around. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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