верте́ться — meaning in English
vertetsya
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English meaning
- fidget verb To move restlessly or make small nervous movements.
- hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
- reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
- revolve verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
- rotate verb To turn around a central point or axis.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- whirl verb To spin or turn around quickly.
Senses
верте́ться is used for these senses in English:
- fidget (intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- hover Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- pivot (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
- reel To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- revolve (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). [from 17th c.]
- rotate (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
- rotate (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- spin (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
hover — full definition
- verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
- verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
- verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.