The needle on Saval's compass spun like the blade of a gyrojet copter, so fast it was nothing more than a metallic blur.

The needle spun crazily, then returned to its south-southwest ori- entation.

The van's wheels even resemble records, with mock needles endlessly spinning along with them.

As the five leaned over the bowl, the needle spun twice around widdershins, quivered and then slowly drifted off until it was pointing firmly south.

The needle spun back to zero; he had to rest.

I know other parents - I'm one of them - for whom these photographs cause the needle on the Acme Pretentiousness Meter to spin violently off its axis and fly into low-level orbit around the earth.

Seeing this now, the whole needle of my life's compass abruptly spun right about, a hundred and eighty degrees, and I saw everything suddenly straight and plain and simple in a new light.

The needle spun dizzily and twitched to a halt at just over four hundred and thirty pounds.

Strap in they did, and the tension mounted as the needle spun.

The aerocar glides lower, losing altitude: Aiah watches needles spin on instrument dials.