Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to swivel
Participle: swiveled; swivelled
Gerund: swiveling; swivelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | swivel |
| you | swivel |
| he;she;it | swivels |
| we | swivel |
| you | swivel |
| they | swivel |
Perfect
| I | have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | have swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | has swiveled; swivelled |
| we | have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | have swiveled; swivelled |
| they | have swiveled; swivelled |
Past
| I | swiveled; swivelled |
| you | swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | swiveled; swivelled |
| we | swiveled; swivelled |
| you | swiveled; swivelled |
| they | swiveled; swivelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had swiveled; swivelled |
| you | had swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | had swiveled; swivelled |
| we | had swiveled; swivelled |
| you | had swiveled; swivelled |
| they | had swiveled; swivelled |
Future
| I | will swivel |
| you | will swivel |
| he;she;it | will swivel |
| we | will swivel |
| you | will swivel |
| they | will swivel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | will have swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | will have swiveled; swivelled |
| we | will have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | will have swiveled; swivelled |
| they | will have swiveled; swivelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | swivel |
| you | swivel |
| he;she;it | swivel |
| we | swivel |
| you | swivel |
| they | swivel |
Perfect
| I | have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | have swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | have swiveled; swivelled |
| we | have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | have swiveled; swivelled |
| they | have swiveled; swivelled |
Imperfect
| I | swiveled; swivelled |
| you | swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | swiveled; swivelled |
| we | swiveled; swivelled |
| you | swiveled; swivelled |
| they | swiveled; swivelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had swiveled; swivelled |
| you | had swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | had swiveled; swivelled |
| we | had swiveled; swivelled |
| you | had swiveled; swivelled |
| they | had swiveled; swivelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would swivel |
| you | would swivel |
| he;she;it | would swivel |
| we | would swivel |
| you | would swivel |
| they | would swivel |
Perfect
| I | would have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | would have swiveled; swivelled |
| he;she;it | would have swiveled; swivelled |
| we | would have swiveled; swivelled |
| you | would have swiveled; swivelled |
| they | would have swiveled; swivelled |
Imperative
| you | swivel |
| we | Let's swivel |
| you | swivel |
Verbs conjugated like 'swivel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'swivel'
snivel,
swive,
divel,
drivel,
rivel,
shiver,
shovel,
shrivel,
siver,
skive,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1307, from frequentative form of stem of O.E. verb swifan "to move in a course, sweep" (a class I strong verb), from P.Gmc. *swipanan (cf. O.Fris. swiva "to be uncertain," O.N. svifa "to rove, ramble, drift"), from PIE base *swei- "swing, bend, move in a sweeping manner." M.E. swive was the principal slang for "to have sexual intercourse with," a sense that developed c.1300. This probably explains why, though the root is verbal, the verb swivel is not attested in Mod.Eng. until 1794.
2. From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
Sample Sentences
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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. [2013 November 3, Delme Parfitt, “Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win”, in Wales Online:]