revolving

adjective

re·​volv·​ing ri-ˈväl-viŋ 

-ˈvȯl-,

 also  -ˈvä-viŋ,

 or  -ˈvȯ-viŋ

1

a

: tending to revolve or recur

especially : recurrently available

b

: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments

2

: turning around on or as if on an axis

a revolving platform

Examples of revolving in a Sentence

The band played on a revolving stage.

Recent Examples on the Web

Atlético de Madrid has been the club with the biggest revolving door this summer. —Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Federal oversight has existed in Oakland for more than two decades, with a monitor and judge overseeing reforms of a department that has seen its share of scandals and a revolving door of police chiefs in recent years. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025

These creatures are instantly subjected to bigotry and exploitation, carrying a metaphor that becomes a kind of revolving door. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Left tackle was a revolving door throughout last season and the Chiefs made a pre-draft upgrade by signing free agent Jaylon Moore from the San Francisco 49ers. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of revolve

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing revolving

• revolving door
• revolving fund

Rhymes for revolving

• absolving
• devolving
• dissolving
• evolving
• involving
• resolving
• solving

Kids Definition

revolving

adjective

re·​volv·​ing

: likely to revolve or recur