swivel round
swiv‧el /ˈswɪvəl/ (also swivel around/round) verb (past tense and past participle swivelled, present participle swivelling, swiveled, swiveling)
swiv‧el1 /ˈswɪv
əl/ (
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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲