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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The eye-catching chair comes in six stunning shades, including sage and cornflower blue, and is constructed with soft boucle fabric, a solid wood base, and a 360-degree swivel base to easily spin around and pivot from person to person when guests are over. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025 So the Washington Liberation Front is trying to spin around the axis of a militia, whereas the Seraphites, or the Scars, are reacting to their circumstances by dedicating to a fundamentalist faith. Matt Minton, Variety, 12 May 2025 The problem, says Grego, is that the Earth is really big, and satellites spin around it really fast. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 Tornadoes, in contrast, spin around a vertical axis. Amal Elawady, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 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 Jun. 2025.

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