head turn

Glance to side

A head turn is the act of rotating one's head, typically to look at something.

The phrase often appears in contexts where something or someone attracts sudden attention: Her entrance caused every head turn in the room.

In animation and film, a head turn is a specific movement requiring multiple frames to render naturally.

Related

rotation · look · gaze · whip · snap · snap back · crane · twist · double-take · profile · attention · distraction · notice · startle · reflex · shoulder · peripheral · motion

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Opposites
type of head movement

head turnnod

Brief head tilt

head nod · head shake · head bow · stillness · fixed gaze

attention direction

head turnfixed stare

eyes front · tunnel vision · facing forward

Family

head, turn, heads, headed, heading, headless, header, headway, turns

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G