Thesaurus results for SWIVELLING

swiveling

verb

variants or swivelling

present participle of swivel

as in rotating

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 swiveling But not every single Leatherman plier tool has taken on the ubiquitous X-like form with plier teeth emerging simultaneously from split swiveling handles. —

New Atlas, 4 June 2026 Some robot makers have expanded that concept into swiveling tabletop machines like ElliQ, designed for elder companionship. —

Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Made with ingredients that plump and moisten dry, aging skin—including mango seed butter, shea butter, and vitamin E—the blush is shaped like a jumbo swiveling crayon. —

Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026 Neal spends almost the full runtime in a swiveling seat on a high platform, hemmed in by computer equipment and spotlit in a focused area that emphasizes the claustrophobic conditions (lighting design by Garrett Bell). —

Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting. —

Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Weather-resistant wicker and outdoor cushions with Sunbrella slipcovers are key for exterior furniture, and this armchair is a comfy, swiveling mixed-media accent for alfresco entertaining. —

Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026 Our guide in Moscow, Tanya, was a middle-aged woman who wore thick glasses plucked from a swiveling Optika stand at a Metro station. —

Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears. —

Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026

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The 40,000-square-foot facility will include a permanent exhibit gallery, rotating exhibit areas, a research library, flexible education rooms and an indoor/outdoor pavilion.

— Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
The new Fast & Furious coaster will feature 360-degree rotating coaster vehicles designed to look like drifting race cars from the street racing film franchise that has earned $7 billion at the worldwide box office.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 June 2026