adjective
1. : that revolves or rotates or recurs
grief returns with the revolving year — P.B.Shelley
especially : recurrently available
scrap metal is our one great revolving industrial resource — Canadian Purchasor
— see revolving credit , revolving fund
2. of a firearm : having a cylinder or a series of barrels that turn about a common longitudinal axis
• re·volv·ing·ly adverb