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present participle of revolve
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1
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
- the salesclerk revolved the glass display case so I could see the watchbands on the reverse side
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2
to move in circles around an axis or center
- the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars
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3
to give serious and careful thought to
- for the next several hours he kept revolving the cryptic message in his mind, trying to make sense of it
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“Revolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolving. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of revolving was in 1599
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