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Rotating

To spin, turn, or revolve.

📖 Definitions of "Rotating"

verb

1
To spin, turn, or revolve.
"He rotated in his chair to face me."
2
To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
"The nurses' shifts rotate each week."
3
(of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
"The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."
4
To spin, turn, or revolve something.
"Rotate the dial to the left."

adjective

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
turningnoun	The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.
wheelingnoun	The act of moving or conveying on wheels.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.
turningnoun	The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
wheelingnoun	The act of moving or conveying on wheels.
rotationalnoun	Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
rotationnoun	(chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
pivotingnoun	A motion by which something pivots.
rotarynoun	Capable of rotation.
turnverb	To make a non-linear physical movement.
encirclingnoun	enclosing, skirting
spinningnoun	The motion of something that spins.
flipnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
swingnoun	(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
twistnoun	A twisting force.
turnaroundnoun	The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
shiftingnoun	A shift or change; a shifting movement.
rockingnoun	Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
floatingnoun	That floats or float.
changingnoun	Change; alteration.
alternatingnoun	That alternates.