swing around vs swing about

swing around and swing about both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of swing around include turn around.

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