Definition of swivel-eyed in English:

swivel-eyed

adjective

British informal

1Rotating the eyes wildly, especially in a way regarded as indicative of frenzy.
Hortensio reacts with swivel-eyed panic
Example sentencesExamples
- "This is a song I wrote when I was eight" says the swivel-eyed frontman before howling something decidedly avant-garde, his face and legs vibrating like he's being tasered.
- He looked even more swivel-eyed and unshaven than usual.
- Without going overboard on the bent-backed, swivel-eyed cackling often brought to the character, his Fagin is believably unscrupulous and self-serving.
- Whenever an actor is asked to slip into a toga he sees it as an excuse to go all swivel-eyed and bonkers.
- The knowledge that he doesn't actually indulge in any stimulants at all makes his swivel-eyed enthusiasm all the more enjoyable.
Synonyms
frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, crazed, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, furious, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous, confused, confusing
1. 1.1 Holding or expressing political views regarded as extreme or fanatical.
  a swivel-eyed loon banging on about the Magna Carta
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meanwhile, those who favour a referendum on the EU, or tougher prison terms, or flat taxes or a much smaller state are derided as "swivel-eyed".
  William Wilberforce's obsession with ending the slave trade was viewed as swivel-eyed by the establishment of his day.
  If you don't agree with them, if you don't sign up to their agenda, you are damned as a swivel-eyed Nazi.
  Doubtless, they looked upon those opposed to the creation of a common judicial area in Europe as swivel-eyed Europhobes.
  In the run-up to the general election, politicians in all three parties convinced themselves that even to talk about renegotiating our membership was extreme, swivel-eyed, blah blah.
  When you come to the world of weblogs for the first time you will probably find to your horror that they are written by foul-mouthed illiterates, self-obsessed juveniles (of all ages), assorted bigots and swivel-eyed fruitcakes.
  It is not just swivel-eyed market zealots who realise the importance of trade.
  As a shop steward, he developed a reputation for militancy, although he denies affiliation with the ultra-Left, and objects to being caricatured as one of those swivel-eyed Trots of myth.
  Does anyone think he is beginning to sound a bit like a swivel-eyed old-school Tory zealot?
  Synonyms
  zealous, extremist, extreme, militant, dogmatic, sectarian, bigoted, rabid, maniacal, radical, diehard, activist

单词	swivel-eyed
释义	Definition of swivel-eyed in English: swivel-eyed adjective British informal 1Rotating the eyes wildly, especially in a way regarded as indicative of frenzy. Hortensio reacts with swivel-eyed panic Example sentencesExamples "This is a song I wrote when I was eight" says the swivel-eyed frontman before howling something decidedly avant-garde, his face and legs vibrating like he's being tasered. He looked even more swivel-eyed and unshaven than usual. Without going overboard on the bent-backed, swivel-eyed cackling often brought to the character, his Fagin is believably unscrupulous and self-serving. Whenever an actor is asked to slip into a toga he sees it as an excuse to go all swivel-eyed and bonkers. The knowledge that he doesn't actually indulge in any stimulants at all makes his swivel-eyed enthusiasm all the more enjoyable. Synonyms frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, crazed, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, furious, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous, confused, confusing 1.1 Holding or expressing political views regarded as extreme or fanatical. a swivel-eyed loon banging on about the Magna Carta Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, those who favour a referendum on the EU, or tougher prison terms, or flat taxes or a much smaller state are derided as "swivel-eyed". William Wilberforce's obsession with ending the slave trade was viewed as swivel-eyed by the establishment of his day. If you don't agree with them, if you don't sign up to their agenda, you are damned as a swivel-eyed Nazi. Doubtless, they looked upon those opposed to the creation of a common judicial area in Europe as swivel-eyed Europhobes. In the run-up to the general election, politicians in all three parties convinced themselves that even to talk about renegotiating our membership was extreme, swivel-eyed, blah blah. When you come to the world of weblogs for the first time you will probably find to your horror that they are written by foul-mouthed illiterates, self-obsessed juveniles (of all ages), assorted bigots and swivel-eyed fruitcakes. It is not just swivel-eyed market zealots who realise the importance of trade. As a shop steward, he developed a reputation for militancy, although he denies affiliation with the ultra-Left, and objects to being caricatured as one of those swivel-eyed Trots of myth. Does anyone think he is beginning to sound a bit like a swivel-eyed old-school Tory zealot? Synonyms zealous, extremist, extreme, militant, dogmatic, sectarian, bigoted, rabid, maniacal, radical, diehard, activist
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