swing around
Frequency: 6.89.3 per million words
to turn quickly to face another direction
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Examples (10)
- Hearing a sarcastic note in his voice, she swung around to face him.
- He swung around and asked what the noise was.
- The dancer swung around gracefully on the stage.
- She swung around in her chair to get a better look.
- The car swung around the corner, narrowly avoiding a collision.
- He swung around from the branch of the tree.
- The camera swung around to capture the unfolding event.
- Don't just swing around; make a decision and stick to it.
- She swung around to see who was calling her name.
- The bird swung around on the perch, looking for food.