wheeled around
Turned on heel
To wheel around is to turn quickly, often in surprise or to face someone: She wheeled around when she heard her name.
The phrase suggests a sharp, sudden pivot rather than a gradual turn.
It can describe vehicles making abrupt changes in direction, but more often captures the physical motion of a person spinning to confront or respond to something behind them.
- rotateTurn about an axis
- redirectSend in new direction
- swivelRotating connection point
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- veerChange course suddenly
revolve · swerve · refocus · twist · sharp turn · jerk · reorient · about-face · pirouette · pivot · whirl · turn · shift · spin · reconsider · adjust · dart · rethink