SWING ABOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swing about mean? 

• SWING ABOUT (verb)
  The verb SWING ABOUT has 1 sense:

1. turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

  Familiarity information: SWING ABOUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWING ABOUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

swing about; swing around; turn around

Context example:

My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake

Hypernyms (to "swing about" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

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