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Definition of swivel
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swivel
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Synonyms for swivel
Synonyms: Verb
pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, turn, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl
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Examples of swivel in a Sentence
Noun
The gun was mounted on a swivel.Verb
She swiveled in her seat to check the time. She swiveled the chair around to face us.
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Hall general manager Ali DeLaune said the indoor/outdoor bar — with 18 plush leather swivel seats inside and 13 stools on the patio — will serve 15 custom cocktails, 10 local beers on tap and a variety of bottled beers and wine. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Long-delayed Windmill Food Hall set to open this weekend," 30 Aug. 2019 The adjustability of the monitor is excellent, with a wide range to swivel and adjust height, as well as the ability to rotate the panel 180 degrees into a vertical orientation. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Finding the best gaming monitors you can buy in 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 Noise and weight are other concerns, as is how easily the vacuum swivels around angles. — Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, "Cordless vacuums are stronger than ever — shop the best picks for your budget," 29 July 2019 The Cabbunk double bunk system fits on swivel cab seats and can hold up to 150 pounds in each bunk bed. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Custom camper van is a cozy cabin-on-the-go," 2 July 2019 As the lovable character Willard Hewitt in Footloose, his journey learning to dance looks promising for Elvis' signature hip swivels. — Ellise Shafer, Billboard, "Who Can Be Elvis? Music Moments From Harry Styles, Miles Teller & More Up to Star in Baz Luhrmann Biopic," 2 July 2019 Beside their seats a large wheel, called the stabilizer trim wheel, which rotates as the horizontal tail swivels, would have been spinning fast and noisily. — Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, "Lion Air pilots struggled against Boeing’s 737 MAX flight-control system, black-box data shows," 27 Nov. 2018 The rig is basically a slip sinker fitted on the running line, held in place by a small barrel swivel at the end. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Why Carolina rig fishing works in Alabama waters," 29 July 2019 Prototype suits feature a 3-bearing shoulder, dual-axis waist, hip swivel, and break line at the back of the knee to provide much greater range of motion than the Apollo suits had. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "This Is What the Next Space Suit Will Look Like," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On the contrary, astronomers often swivel the mirrors of giant telescopes on the ground and in orbit toward the solar system’s outskirts to observe those faraway giants. — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, "The Solar System’s Loneliest Planets, Revisited," 22 Aug. 2019 But as Dokey reached down and lifted out the billfold, his plan went badly awry: McCord chose that very moment to swivel around and swat a mosquito from his lower back. — Larry Millett, Twin Cities, "From the archives: Murder-on-a-stick: A Pioneer Press serial mystery novel (Chapter 1)," 21 Aug. 2019 The same radio signal also pops outriggers from either side of the seat (which are pressed in manually, similar to but not via the same swiveling action that arms the belts). — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, "Mercedes-Benz's Car Seat Prototype Will Make Children Safer," 21 May 2019 When the neutron-star collision was detected last year, 70 telescopes swiveled toward the fireworks; their observations indicated the cosmic origin of gold, the expansion rate of the universe and more. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "Confirmed! Scientists Did See Gravitational Waves (Probably)," 16 Dec. 2018 The entire event is, frankly; one mistake can swivel unwanted attention to the network. — Washington Post, "Stakes high for NBC News ahead of 2-night Democratic debate," 25 June 2019 The dreary warehouse set of scene one swivels almost effortlessly to reveal a gargantuan map of Europe, with Austria and Hungary front and center — and the relatively small country of Serbia to one side. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Lots of reasons to experience ‘Archduke’," 13 June 2019 The engineer swivels around in his chair and demands to know if I’m supposed to be there. — Harper's BAZAAR, "Brandi Carlile Pays Homage to Elton John, as Bernie Taupin Recalls First Meeting the Legend," 28 May 2019 Her ears perked up and swiveled, marking the source of the sound. — Jacqueline Alnes, Longreads, "Lions, Tigers, and a Rabbit Named Bugs: A Reading List on Animal-Human Interactions," 27 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swivel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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