Thesaurus results for SWIVEL

swivel

verb

Definition of swivel

as in to rotate

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside swiveled around in his office chair

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Recent Examples of swivel What will happen to the stage where Elvis’s swiveling pelvis was kept demurely out of frame, where the Beatles made their American debut, where Jackie Mason may or may not have flipped the bird at the host, where Topo Gigio found inexplicable fame? — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026 Motorized gimbals allow the dish to swivel and remain locked onto ground stations even as Roman turns to look at different parts of the sky, ensuring that the enormous amounts of data collected by the telescope can make their way back to Earth. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 That is, the fixture didn't swivel, didn't pull out, didn't spray and hit Pippin below the belly. — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026 In the water, dozens of surfers sit upright, swiveling like tops, waiting for the perfect swell to appear. — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swivel

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swivel

Verb

Earlier this year, Jo Malone London transformed Center Stage, the rotating pop-up space on the main floor of Nordstrom’s New York flagship, into an immersive vegetable garden in celebration of its Brit Veggies Collection, for example.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Capitol Corner Bar plans to offer rotating seasonal cocktails, too.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotate

Verb

In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The Ravens swung a surprise trade Wednesday for Eagles center Cam Jurgens, padding their interior offensive line after injuries to Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic.

— Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swing

Verb

The service The service here is a nod to the turn-of-the-last-century where waiters and barmen wear starched white dinner jackets and a pianist serenades your cocktails in a grand salon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Hidden Planet is the latest in the canon, this time turning the micro-cameras on the world of insects.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

In the book, Lucy and Mina, the two main female characters caught up in the web of horror spun by the terrifying Transylvanian count Dracula, stand out as strong, intelligent and courageous.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Then came the surprising part The team used muon spin relaxation to look for extremely weak magnetic fields inside the material.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of spin

Verb

The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Soldered batteries are difficult to replace, while pronged ones can be twisted and removed from their station, like removing a plug from a wall outlet.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of twist

Verb

Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Ornate crystal fixtures illuminated the grand ballroom as dancers in Prohibition-era attire twirled to the music.

— Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirl

Verb

Lumbering wooden doors are pivoted open to reveal the breezy hotel lobby and create a view with layers of water, first the still ornamental pools, then the main central pool and finally the glowing Caribbean sea.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Successfully pivoting hasn’t always been easy, especially considering what happened at Mara Hoffman.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pivot

Verb

Rumors are swirling that Amazon has already tapped Jack Lowden, star of Slow Horses and husband to Ronan, to be the next 007.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
But despite the reassurances from Russia's government, the lack of any clear explanation for Shiplova's death has left rumors to swirl about what might have killed her, and what work might be underway at the Russian research center.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026