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pivoting

[ piv-uh-ting ]

noun

, Dentistry.
  1. (formerly) the attaching of an artificial crown to the root of a tooth with a metal dowel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pivoting1

1850–55; pivot (v.) + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Pivoting on his heels, he casually strolled out toward a nearby walled courtyard.

The U.S. military spent decades pivoting away from its Cold War stance.

But pivoting from “Hope and Change” to “It Could Have Been Worse” is somewhere between insufficient and sad.

The Romney campaign appears on the verge of pivoting and re-embracing the candidate's most important achievement as governor.

Gingrich seemed slightly flustered, pivoting back to the poor grandmothers.

This Army was intended to effect a turning movement pivoting on de Castelnau's left.

I am glad that Russia flies back into savage Russianism, Scythism, savagely self-pivoting.

As to the pivoting of a cylinder, we will deal with this later on.

By this time the boat had swung around, reversing bow and stern, Van Horn pivoting so as to face the Snider-armed dandy.

Between two flaming cottages a horse is pivoting; one seems to be rearing.

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