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swivel

Pronunciation: /ˈswɪv(ə)l/

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Definition of swivel

noun

  • a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

verb (swivels, swivelling, swivelled; US swivels, swiveling, swiveled)

[often with adverbial]
  • turn around a point or axis or on a swivel: [no object]:he swivelled in the chair [with object]:she swivelled her eyes round

Origin:

Middle English, from the base of Old English swīfan 'to move (along a course), sweep'

Spelling rule

Double the l when adding endings which begin with a vowel to words which end in a vowel plus l (as in travel): (swivels, swivelling, swivelled).

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Definition of swivel in the US English dictionary

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