Definition
to turn or rotate on a pivot; to change direction quickly
Etymology
from Middle English 'swivel', related to 'swive' meaning 'to revolve'
Kelly Says
Swivel chairs revolutionized office work in the 1850s - suddenly workers could turn to face different directions without getting up. Productivity game-changer!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንቀሳቀስ
mänkʷäsäkʷäs
ARالعربية
الدوران
ad-dawrān
CSČeština
otáčet
otaːtʃet
DEDeutsch
schwenken
ʃvɛŋkn
ELΕλληνικά
περιστρέφω
peristréfo
FRFrançais
pivoter
pivɔte
IDBahasa Indonesia
berputar
bərputar
ITItaliano
ruotare
rwɔˈtaːre
MSBahasa Melayu
berpusing
bərpusiŋ
NLNederlands
draaien
draːiən
PLPolski
obracać
ɔbraˈt͡sat͡ɕ
RUРусский
поворачиваться
pavaraˈtʃivatʲsja
SWKiswahili
kuzunguka
kuzunguka
UKУкраїнська
повертати
povertaty
ZUZU
ukuzingela
ukʼuziŋela