Revolving
/rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo move in a circle or orbit around a central point.
/rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/
Moving in a circle.
The Earth is revolving around the sun.
💡 Simply: Imagine a merry-go-round at the park. When it's going round and round, that's revolving! Planets revolve around the sun, and doors at buildings can revolve.
👶 For kids: Going round and round, like a toy top!
More Examples
The doors of the building are revolving.
The carousel was revolving quickly.
How It's Used
"The planets are revolving around the sun."
"The restaurant has a revolving door."
To occur again and again in a cycle; to change or shift repeatedly.
/rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/
Changing or shifting.
The season's fashions are revolving.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a credit card, and you can use it again and again, as long as you pay back the money you borrowed. That's revolving! Also, it is used in a cycle, like a story or a series.
👶 For kids: Changing over and over again, like a story that keeps going!
More Examples
The company uses a revolving door policy.
His career is revolving between different jobs.
How It's Used
"The company is using a revolving credit line."
"The bank offers revolving loans to its customers."
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
revolving door
A situation in which people frequently move between different jobs, roles, or positions.
"The company's management has become a revolving door with people coming and going frequently."
From Old French *revolver*, from Latin *revolvō* (“roll back, turn over”), from *re-* (“back, again”) + *volvō* (“turn, roll”).
Historically, the word has been used in astronomy to describe planetary motion and in mechanics for circular movements. Its meaning of continual change developed later.
Memory tip
Think of a planet circling a star—that's revolving!