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 impact caused Guevara’s car to spin around and face oncoming traffic.
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Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This should mean that the objects closer to the core spin around faster than the objects on the outskirts.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
Don’t miss a spin around the 187-feet-tall SkyWheel; board a gondola for a bird’s-eye view of the shoreline.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
If clusters of thunderstorms and lowering pressure begin to spin around a center with winds from 35 to 38 mph, the disturbance would be considered a tropical depression, according to the outlet.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This should mean that the objects closer to the core spin around faster than the objects on the outskirts.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
Don’t miss a spin around the 187-feet-tall SkyWheel; board a gondola for a bird’s-eye view of the shoreline.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
If clusters of thunderstorms and lowering pressure begin to spin around a center with winds from 35 to 38 mph, the disturbance would be considered a tropical depression, according to the outlet.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 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 Jul. 2025.
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