Meaning & use
Swiveling
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Turning or rotating on a central point or pivot.
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The office chair kept swiveling every time he leaned to one side.
She stood at the door, swiveling her head to check both ends of the hallway.
A note on using this word
The American spelling doubles the "l" as "swivelling" in British English; both derive from "swivel," a fastening that allows rotation.
Words with a similar meaning
rotatingpivoting
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