Synonyms for turn round

Most common

wheel · rotate · revolve · whirl · gyrate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To revolve or rotate around a centre.

   The body was turning round slowly as it fell.

Example sentences

• wheel Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
• rotate How long does it usually take to rotate tires?
• revolve Why should everything revolve around Tom and Mary?
• whirl The whirl uprooted trees and tore roofs from homes, Dykema said.
• gyrate Let your hips gyrate to the music.

By length

4 letters

turn¹

5 letters

wheel¹, whirl¹

6 letters

rotate², gyrate²

7 letters

revolve²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rotate² = 2 syllables).