spin around
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: 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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Tornadoes, in contrast, spin around a vertical axis.
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Amal Elawady, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead of hitting the stones straight-on, as is the case with ESWL pulses, these beams spin around the stones like twister tornados.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
The tour also includes a spin around a Swiss hamlet as well as tomme d’alpage to take away.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
That means, when food is on its way, the juveniles lift their heads above the water line, flap their flippers and, often, spin around in circles.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Amal Elawady, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead of hitting the stones straight-on, as is the case with ESWL pulses, these beams spin around the stones like twister tornados.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
The tour also includes a spin around a Swiss hamlet as well as tomme d’alpage to take away.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
That means, when food is on its way, the juveniles lift their heads above the water line, flap their flippers and, often, spin around in circles.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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