swivel
noun
a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
had swivelled
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past perfectof swivel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Alleyne had swivelled his chair round to face her and thrown his right foot jauntily upon his left knee.
From Dubliners by James Joyce
