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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Flynn said that the storm eventually is expected to spin around, and gather moisture from the northeast.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Water vortices, such as whirlpools, are little water whirls that spin around.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The satellites spin around each other in orbit and measure each other’s altitude to gauge the gravitational pull of water, whether that water is above or below ground.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Book on a Wednesday, only travel on Tuesdays, spin around and touch your toes to get a 15 percent discount on your next booking.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Water vortices, such as whirlpools, are little water whirls that spin around.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The satellites spin around each other in orbit and measure each other’s altitude to gauge the gravitational pull of water, whether that water is above or below ground.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Book on a Wednesday, only travel on Tuesdays, spin around and touch your toes to get a 15 percent discount on your next booking.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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