Spin around (original) (raw)

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Example:

The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

Synonyms:

gyrate; reel; spin; spin around; whirl

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "spin around" is one way to...):

go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spin around"):

whirligig (whirl or spin like a whirligig)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP