WordNet
v. turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" [syn: swing around, turn around]
Usage examples of "swing about".
Only then did she swing about to ride after Hot Pie, who was clinging desperately to the saddle as he crashed through the trees.
She was shaking her head before hed finished speaking, the movement making the sleek bell of her hair swing about her face.
His, leg nearly buckled, but he managed to swing about, his pole still flying in a desperate, wide arc.
The answers I needed were to be found in the present, not the past, and the nap was the best idea I'd had since telling the Reverend Swing about my mother's taste in music.
His leg nearly buckled, but he managed to swing about, his pole still flying in a desperate, wide arc.
They are gathered in the south, and have not the patience to swing about and coordinate an attack from several difÂ.
Their titanic masses swing about each other, each trying to pull free, and continue its path about the center of the galactic system.
The little man supplied a light gray linen vest-cloak as well, elaborately embroidered with gold thread on the margins, and adjusted the hang to a pleasantly lordly swing about Arhys's calves.
With room to maneuver, Daniel, bringing up the rear, could swing about to face any danger that might come up behind him.
Then his stomach bounced back, and the room seemed to swing about him as nausea percolated through him.
They saw the flitter rise, swing about, head in the direction of the port.
The little man supplied a light gray linen vest-cloak as well, elaborately embroidered with gold thread on the margins, and adjusted the hang to a pleasantly lordly swing about Arhyss calves.