rotating

UK: /rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ/

From the verb rotate: (⇒ conjugate)

rotating is: ⓘ

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rotating / rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ/ adjective

1. revolving around a central axis, line, or point: the rotating blades of a helicopter
2. passing in turn to each of two or more eligible parties: the rotating presidency of the EU

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ro•tate¹ /ˈroʊteɪt/   v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
v. 

1. to (cause to) turn on an axis;
   revolve: [no object]
   The earth rotates once every twenty-four hours.
   [~ + object]
   rotating the Frisbee on his finger.
2. to (cause to) proceed in a fixed routine, as in a cycle: [no object]
   The firefighters rotate in shifts: one week in the Bronx, the next week in Brooklyn.
   [~ + object]
   to rotate crops.

ro•ta•tion, n. [countable* uncountable] See -rota-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ro•tate¹  (rō′tāt or, esp. Brit., rō tāt′), v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to cause to turn around an axis or center point;
   revolve.
2. Agriculture to cause to go through a cycle of changes;
   cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession:
   to rotate farm crops.
3. to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan.

v.i. 

4. to turn around on or as if on an axis.
5. to proceed in a fixed routine of succession:
   The sentries rotated in keeping watch.

• Latin rotātus (past participle of rotāre to cause to spin, roll, move in a circle), equivalent. to rot(a) wheel + -ātus -ate¹
• 1800–10

ro′tat•a•ble, adj. 
ro′tat•a•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. wheel, whirl. See turn. 

ro•tate²  (rō′tāt), adj. 

1. Botany wheel-shaped: applied esp. to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb. See illus. under corolla. 

• Latin rot(a) wheel + -ate¹
• 1775–85

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rotate verb / rəʊˈteɪt/

1. to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin
2. to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence
3. (of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties
4. (of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn

adjective / ˈrəʊteɪt/

1. designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel

roˈtatable adjective