swing about vs swing around

swing about and swing around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swing about	No	No	Yes	No
swing around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, swing about and swing around are synonyms defined as:

swing about and swing around: turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

Other synonyms of swing about include turn around.

swing about (verb)	swing around (verb)
turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically	turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically