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- adjective Having a
swivel . - verb US Simple past tense and past participle of
swivel .
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Examples
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It is adjustable and can be swiveled, which is a good thing when one is trying to get a microphone angled and placed just right.
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He kind of swiveled his body to the right, nodding toward the cabinet, Ed Sullivan style — back to the guests, around the room one face at a time, and when his eyes fell again on the Rev. Beuhler — and it came to him, just like that.
Ezekiel Rising 2009
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He finally swiveled his head around to look at me.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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A leather chair swiveled around, startling me so badly that I took a step back and nearly tripped over my own feet.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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His boy Bender startled, then swiveled on his stool, ducking his face under his hand.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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A leather chair swiveled around, startling me so badly that I took a step back and nearly tripped over my own feet.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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Horace swiveled back to his monitor with the mock panic of a sitcom serf.
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DJ Premier was a hulking figure who worked with a cap swiveled back to front on his head, and we were in awe as he scratched and mixed “BEP Empire,” taking bits from “Joints & Jam” and mixing it all into a new song.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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First, in my spare room, I swiveled the bed on to a north-south axis.
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He finally swiveled his head around to look at me.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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