Synonyms of revolving

revolving

verb

present participle of revolve

1

as in rotating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• swinging
• turning
• twirling
• spinning
• twisting
• swirling
• pivoting
• swiveling
• whirling
• swivelling
• rolling
• wheeling
• screwing
• winding
• cranking
• coiling
• unscrewing
• circulating
• reeling
• twiddling

2

as in spinning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• spinning
• turning
• whirling
• twirling
• rolling
• circling
• gyrating
• curling
• swirling
• curving
• wheeling
• pirouetting
• pinwheeling
• winding
• twisting
• spiraling
• spiralling
• coiling
• twining
• pivoting
• orbiting
• ringing
• encircling
• circulating
• swiveling
• rounding
• swivelling

3

as in contemplating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• debating
• entertaining
• considering
• studying
• questioning
• weighing
• eying
• exploring
• eyeing
• reviewing
• analyzing
• ruminating
• looking at
• turning
• thinking (about or over)
• deliberating
• meditating
• cogitating
• wrestling (with)
• chewing on
• mulling (over)
• chewing over
• poring (over)
• perpending
• kicking around
• beating one's brains out (about)
• digesting
• reflecting (on or upon)
• reminiscing
• reasoning
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• musing (upon)
• believing
• concluding
• absorbing
• opining
• speculating (about)
• fixating (on or upon)
• dwelling (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• conceiving
• obsessing (about or over)
• fretting (about or over)
• drinking (in)
• assimilating
• second-guessing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• dismissing
• rejecting
• slighting
• poohing
• pooh-poohing