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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Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025 Off-mountain Activities Ice Skating at the Waterville Valley Ice Arena Take a break from taking turns on the mountain to spin around the rink at the Waterville Valley Ice Arena. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025 Pumpkin can get up on her hind legs, her little black semiaquatic paws pressed to her chest, to get a treat, and is able to spin around on command. Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 One more shot to create cap space to go on a free agent shopping spree, and one more spin around the NFL grocery store and the key decision makers in the 2025 NFL draft. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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