swivelled

Rotated on axis

Swivelled is the past tense of swivel, meaning to turn or rotate on a central point.

A chair swivels, eyes swivel to follow movement, heads swivel toward a sudden noise: She swivelled around to face him.

This British spelling doubles the L; American English uses swiveled.

rotation

turned

Rotated or changed direction

wheeled · revolved · swung · twisted · whirled · pirouetted · gyrated · twirled · veered · slewed

furniture

chair

Single-person sitting furniture

office chair · desk chair · recliner · armchair · throne · perch · rocker · lounger

mechanism

turntable

Rotating music player

joint · caster · mount · bracket · base · ball joint · universal joint · gimbal · rotor · spindle

body

head

Uppermost body part

  • hipsLeg-torso joint areas
  • torsoBody without limbs
  • waistTorso's narrowest circumference

neck · shoulders · eyes · gaze · glance · attention · stance · posture · seated · around

Opposites
rotational movement

swivelledstayed put

Continued in place

froze · locked · fixed · immobilized · slid

type of motion

swivelledslid

Moved smoothly across

shifted · glided · translated · drifted · slipped

mobility/fixedness

swivelledstood still

Ceased all movement

stopped · halted · stiffened · locked in position · fixed

Family

swivelling

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G