verb

swiveling

swivelling, pivoting, rotating

The swiveling chair is very comfortable.

The swivelling chair is very comfortable.

He kept swiveling around to see everything.

He kept swivelling around to see everything.

((sth.)) to turn around a central point The swiveling chair is very comfortable.

((around)) to turn around repeatedly He kept swiveling around.

Synonyms: rotate, pivot, turn, spin

Possibly from Old English 'swifan' meaning 'to revolve'.

Think of a 'swivel chair' that lets you turn around easily. The 'sw' sound can remind you of 'swing' or 'sway'.

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