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English verb: swing about

1. swing about (motion) turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically


SamplesHe turned around to face his opponent.
My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake.


Synonymsswing around, turn around


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)turn









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