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To go around something in a circle; to turn around in a circle.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Have you ever seen an inchworm crawl up a leaf or twig, and then, clinging to the very end, revolve in the air, feeling for something, to reach something? That's like...
  • He is still battling himself, and I think the show will completely begin revolve around him in some kind of way … … … ….
  • ... close to the correct shape but the revolve is the same width from start to finish.
  • In the early years of professional baseball, players would "revolve" from club to club, sometimes during the same season.
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