swivel
swiv‧el1 /ˈswɪvəl/
(also swivel around/round) verb (past tense and past participle swivelled, present participle swivelling British English, swiveled, swiveling American English)
[intransitive and transitive] to turn around quickly and face a different direction, or to make something do this ⇨ spin:
Anna swivelled round to face him.
She swivelled her head round to watch what was happening.
Danny swiveled his chair away from me.
swivel2
noun [countable]
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(also swivel around/round) verb (past tense and past participle swivelled, present participle swivelling British English, swiveled, swiveling American English)[intransitive and transitive] to turn around quickly and face a different direction, or to make something do this ⇨ spin:
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noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Origin: swif-, from the past participle of Old English swifan 'to move along, sweep'
an object that joins two parts of something and helps it to turn around
Origin: swif-, from the past participle of Old English swifan 'to move along, sweep'