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revolving

[ri-vol-ving]

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adjective

that revolves.
a revolving table top.
Machinery.��noting or pertaining to a radial engine whose cylinders revolve around a stationary crankshaft, as the engine of a helicopter.

revolving

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adjective

moving around a central axis
revolving door
(of a fund) constantly added to from income from its investments to offset outgoing payments
(of a letter of credit, load, etc) available to be repeatedly drawn on by the beneficiary provided that a specified amount is never exceeded

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Other Word Forms

revolvingly adverb
nonrevolving adjective
unrevolving adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revolving¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; revolve + -ing ²

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If it is eradicated to nothing, leaving a revolving roadshow of leagues, cricket will be infinitely poorer for it.

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Twelve weeks into the season, the Dodgers are already turning to a 12th different starting pitcher in their revolving door of a rotation.

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Under the pilot, Hawaiian engineering students from families with low incomes can borrow from a $2.5-million revolving fund underwritten by the Castle Foundation and other donors.

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Clayton Kershaw, meanwhile, recounted the revolving door of rival foes the Dodgers have faced over his 18 years with the team.

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“I wouldn’t say, a problem,” manager Dave Roberts, who has used 13 different starting pitchers through 64 games, said of the revolving door.

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