swivel
noun
a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
was swivelling
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past progressiveof swivel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Until engineers could upload new software to its fine guidance sensor, the observatory was swivelling all over the sky.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
The golden ship that had led him here was swivelling in the wind.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
