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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/En-us-swivel.ogg/En-us-swivel.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/En-us-swivel.ogg",
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"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "wartel"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "转节"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "旋轴"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "wartel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "turnkruco"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "leikari"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "émerillon"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wirbel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "udalán"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suiberu",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "スイベル"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Woawel"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elo giratório"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vertljúg",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вертлю́г"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "otočný čap"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "obrtlík"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piece to permit rotation",
"word": "eslabón giratorio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slang: strength of mind or character",
"word": "muna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "dance: rotating of the hips",
"word": "lanteiden pyöritys"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"swivel"
],
"word": "swivel"
}
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"English 2-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms suffixed with -el",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɪvəl",
"Rhymes:English/ɪvəl/2 syllables"
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "swyvel"
},
"expansion": "Middle English swyvel",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "swivel"
},
"expansion": "swivel",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "swīfan",
"4": "",
"5": "to revolve"
},
"expansion": "Old English swīfan (“to revolve”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "-el"
},
"expansion": "-el",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "swive",
"3": "el"
},
"expansion": "swive + -el",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "swivels",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "swiveling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "swivelling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "swiveled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "swiveled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "swivelled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "swivelled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"past2": "swivelled",
"pres_ptc2": "swivelling"
},
"expansion": "swivel (third-person singular simple present swivels, present participle swiveling or swivelling, simple past and past participle swiveled or swivelled)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2013 November 3, Delme Parfitt, “Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win”, in Wales Online",
"text": "As expected, Swansea began the game with some patient passing and the first chance fell to striker Michu in the fourth minute when he controlled a cross by Jonjo Shelvey and swivelled in the penalty box, only to fire over the bar.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈswɪvəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪvəl"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-swivel.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/En-us-swivel.ogg/En-us-swivel.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/En-us-swivel.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎrtja se okolo os",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "въртя се около ос"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "转动"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "pivoti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "pivoter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "pivotieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot",
"word": "schwenken"
}
],
"word": "swivel"
}
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