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verb | noun swivelswivel1 /ˈswɪvəl/ (also swivel around) verb VERB TABLEswivel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | swivel | | he, she, it | swivels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swiveled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have swiveled | | he, she, it | has swiveled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had swiveled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will swivel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have swiveled |
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| Present | I | am swiveling | | he, she, it | is swiveling | | you, we, they | are swiveling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was swiveling | | you, we, they | were swiveling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swiveling | | he, she, it | has been swiveling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swiveling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swiveling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swiveling |
THESAURUSmove around central point► turn to move around a central point, or make something move in this way: The train’s wheels started to turn. ► twist to turn something around a central point using a circular movement: Just twist the cap to open the bottle. ► spin to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: Skaters were spinning on the ice. ► whirl to turn again and again around a central point with a lot of speed and force, or to make something do this: White clouds of snow were whirled around by the strong winds. ► twirl to turn again and again around a central point or to make something do this, especially as part of a dance or performance: Half a dozen couples were twirling to a waltz. ► swivel to turn around while remaining in the same place, or to make something do this. Used about furniture or similar objects: I want a desk chair that swivels. ► rotate to turn or move around a particular point: The Earth rotates every 24 hours. ► revolve to move in a circular path around a central point: Earth revolves around the Sun. ► go around informal to rotate or revolve: He lay in bed watching the fan above his head go around. 1[intransitive, transitive] to turn around a central point, or make something do this: The lamp swivels to focus light exactly where you want it.► see thesaurus at turn12[intransitive] if someone swivels, he or she turns around quickly verb | noun swivelswivel2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYswivel2Origin: 1200-1300 swif-, from the past participle of Old English swifan to move along, sweep an object that joins two parts of something in such a way that one or both parts can turn around freely |