swivel
noun
a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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But first, the entire class have swivelled in their seats at the command of an energetic young teacher in clear-rimmed glasses and a thick moustache, to look at me.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015