вертеться — meaning in English

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

вертеться 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

1. verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
2. verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
3. verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
4. verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.

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