n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling \ ' swi-v ə -li ŋ , ' swiv-li ŋ \
Date: 1775
transitive verb : to turn on or as if on a swivel < swivel ed his eyes in various directions>
intransitive verb : to swing or turn on or as if on a swivel