Thesaurus results for ROTATING

rotating

verb

present participle of rotate

as in spinning

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis rotate the mirror 180 degrees

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as in revolving

to move in circles around an axis or center with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her

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Recent Examples of rotating That allows capabilities such as rotating the vehicle almost on the spot and maintaining directional stability when a tire suddenly loses pressure. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026 My favorite spot to unwind was at Vilah, a bright café and coworking space on the 10th floor with a rotating Thai art exhibition. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Thanks to John Hickenlooper, governor from 2011 to 2019, the home also has a rotating selection of local beers on tap. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026 Its sculptural steel case highlighted by gradient blue dial in peacock hues and a sky-blue rotating bezel, meant this timekeeper was never meant for a wallflower. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026 The food was decent, but not decadent, with a rotating menu that frequently repeated. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 Smaller culverts would have grates installed on the river side, while larger ones would use rotating gates. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where giant rotating ocean currents trap huge amounts plastic debris, seemed ideal. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 The business took its name from its rotating selection of 64 wines. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

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By spinning up nostalgia for a kind of luxurious rap stardom that barely exists anymore, Baby Osamaa comes up with a sketch of what her own big-budget major label debut would look like.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
With low pressure already spinning away in the Gulf of Alaska, any stable atmosphere that moves east will pull that Gulf of Alaska low south, where it will quickly be saturated with extra moisture from El Niño and form an atmospheric river.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of spinning

Verb

Goldblum also joined the conversation in the comments, responding with a series of revolving heart emojis.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Business credit cards Like traditional credit cards, business credit cards can cover everyday expenses and provide a revolving source of financing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolving

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Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing.

— Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of twirling

Verb

Raman accused Bass of twisting her words, but later apologized for invoking Gates’ name.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

Questions are still swirling after a Sacramento steakhouse suddenly closed its doors, with a lawsuit from employees in tow.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
That one image—blue oceans swirling with white clouds, landmasses without borders—reshaped the cultural imagination.

— Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of swirling

Verb

The buck stopped just 40 yards away, his wide, dark rack swiveling like a radar antenna.

— Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
The company had on three previous missions made successful captures of the Super Heavy booster, captured by the swiveling arms of the launch tower at its Texas site Starbase.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiveling

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