girar — meaning in English

English meaning

• spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

girar is used for these senses in English:

• spin (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• turn (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.

spin — full definition

1. verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
2. verb To present information in a biased way to make it look more favorable.
3. noun A biased or favorable slant put on a piece of news or information.
4. noun A short trip taken in a vehicle for pleasure.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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