Definition of Pivot
to turn or rotate on a fixed point
Examples of Pivot in a sentence
During the recital, the ballerinas pivot on their tiptoes simultaneously to the speed of the music. 🔊
A broken clock’s hand would continuously pivot around the numbers and it seemed it would never stop. 🔊
Based on the teacher’s instructions, we would make the pencil in the compass pivot nonstop so the circle kept getting darker. 🔊
The children’s game required a child to constantly pivot around the other children until they became dizzy. 🔊
While undergoing surgery on my shoulder, I knew I would have to do an exercise in which I would pivot my arm around in large circles for rehabilitation purposes. 🔊
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