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.

Examples of spin around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 2,000-roller system leads bar patrons on a spin around the room once every 15 minutes. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 Connelly wasn’t the only well wisher on Cruise’s 62nd spin around the sun. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 This brings together winds from different directions that start to spin around each other, creating vortices. Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024 In addition to allowing a peek behind the curtain at a pay-TV operator, the hearing also included a few striking counters to the usual public-facing spin around a few aspects of sports and streaming more broadly. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024 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 19 Sep. 2024.

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