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Phrase(s): whirl around
to turn around very quickly. • I tapped him on the shoulder and he whirled around to see who it was. • Todd whirled around and grabbed Max by the wrists., Phrase(s): whirl someone or something around
to turn someone or something around quickly. • I grabbed him by the shoulder and whirled him around to face me. • I whirled around the book display and found what I wanted.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs