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[ piv-uh-ting ] / ˈpɪv ə tɪŋ /
noun Dentistry.(formerly) the attaching of an artificial crown to the root of a tooth with a metal dowel. Origin of pivoting1850–55; pivot (v.) + -ing1 Words nearby pivotingPiute, pivot, pivotal, pivot bridge, pivot grammar, pivoting, pivot joint, pivotman, pivot tooth, piwakawaka, pix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pivotingPivoting on his heels, he casually strolled out toward a nearby walled courtyard. Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane|Caitlin Dickson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The U.S. military spent decades pivoting away from its Cold War stance. The Pentagon Isn’t Ready for a New Cold War|Jacob Siegel|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST But pivoting from “Hope and Change” to “It Could Have Been Worse” is somewhere between insufficient and sad. Obama Needs a Second-Term Agenda in His Democratic Convention Speech|John Avlon|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Romney campaign appears on the verge of pivoting and re-embracing the candidate's most important achievement as governor. Universal Healthcare: A Conservative Reform|David Frum|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gingrich seemed slightly flustered, pivoting back to the poor grandmothers. Newt Gingrich Swings at Mitt Romney and Misses in CNN Florida Debate|Howard Kurtz|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST Instantly the structure, pivoting downward on its wall-socket, plunged Quest to his waist in the osmotic solution. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930|Victor Rousseau The centering of a staff in wax has been thoroughly described and in pivoting the proceeding is the same as in staffing. A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting|Eugene E. Hall Mount the Windmill upon a post, pivoting its shaft at the balancing center with a nail or screw. Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys|A. Neely Hall In pivoting cylinders there is some danger of breaking them. A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting|Eugene E. Hall The hands of the hula dancer are ever going out in gesture, her body swaying and pivoting itself in attitudes of expression. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson
Words related to pivotingfulcrum, whirl, swivel, rotate, depend, veer, twirl, shaft, center, hub, heart, hinge, axle, spindle, kingpin, wheel, sheer, hang, rely, turn |