| circuitous | adj 1. berpusing-pusing: they took a ~ route to avoid the traffic, mereka mengambil jalan yg berpusing-pusing utk mengelak drpd lalu lintas; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit, berpusing-pusing: ~ in speech, bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turn | vi 1. revolve, berputar, berpusing; (of key in lock) berpusing, dipusingkan, makan: the wheels started ~ing slowly, roda-roda itu mula berputar perlahan-lahan; the world ~s on its own axis, bumi berputar pd paksinya; the goose ~ed slowly over the fire, daging angsa berpusing perlahan-lahan di atas api; the lock had been change and my key wouldn’t ~, kunci pintu telah diganti dan kunci saya tdk makan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| about-face, about-turn | n 1. reversal of direction, berpusing ke belakang, berputar balik; do an ~, a. turn and face the other way, berpusing ke belakang, berputar balik; b. reverse policy, opinion, action, etc, /berputar, mengubah/ haluan: he did an unexpected ~, dia berputar haluan dgn tdk disangka-sangka; 2. reversal (of policy, opinion, attitude, etc) /perputaran, perubahan/ haluan: an ~ on foreign policy, perputaran haluan dlm dasar luar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| twist | vi 1. turn, berpusing, berpaling: I ~ed round to look at them, saya berpaling utk melihat mereka; the child couldn’t sit still, she ~ed from side to side, budak itu tdk boleh duduk diam, dia berpusing ke kiri ke kanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whirl | vi 1. move round rapidly approp v + berkeliling: the dancers ~ed across the stage, penari-penari itu menari-nari berkeliling di pentas; the windmill ~ed round and round, kincir angin itu berpusing-pusing berkeliling; 2. have a spinning sensation, berpusing: my head’s ~ing, kepala saya berpusing; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| giddy | adj 1. dizzy, a. (terasa) berpusing, pusing kepala, pening; (when looking down from a great height) gayat, gamang: he felt ~ on the merry-go-round, dia pening semasa menaiki kuda pusing; heights make me feel ~, saya gayat apabila berada di tempat tinggi; b. (fig.) mabuk: winning one Oscar after another made him really ~ with success, memenangi Oskar demi Oskar membuat dia betul-betul mabuk dgn kejayaan; 2. causing dizziness, a. membuat [sso] /terasa berpusing, pusing kepala, pening/; (when one looks down from a great height) membuat [sso] /gayat, gamang/: a ~ climb to the top of the mast, memanjat ke puncak tiang layar membuat saya gayat; b. (fig.) memabukkan: ~ triumphs that did not last, kemenangan yg memabukkan yg tdk kekal; 3. (old-fashioned) flighty, gila-gila: that ~ girl, gadis yg gila-gila itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whirligig | n 1. toy that whirls, mainan berpusing; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cyclic | adj 1. recurring in cycles, berkitar, berpusing; (of seasons) beredar: ~ changes, perubahan yg berkitar; 2. (bot) berkitar: ~ flowers, bunga berkitar; 3. (math) kitaran: ~ figure, rajah kitaran; 4. (chem) siklik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heel 1 | kick up o’s ~s, (fig.) enjoy os thoroughly, berseronok-seronok: with their exams over it was time to kick up their ~s, setelah peperiksaan tamat, tibalah masanya utk mereka berseronok-seronok; set so. (back) on his ~s, memeranjatkan sso; show a clean pair of ~s, take to o’s ~s, cabut lari; turn /upon, on/ o’s ~, berpusing: I turned on my ~ and left the room, saya berpusing dan meninggalkan bilik itu; under the ~ of, dlm cengkaman, ditindas oleh: the country was under the ~ of a dictator, negeri itu dlm cengkaman seorang diktator; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spin | vi 1. rotate rapidly around a central point, berputar, berpusing: the ballerina spun across the stage on her points, penari balet itu berputar pd hujung jari kakinya merentasi pentas; the wheel was ~ning rapidly on its axle, roda itu sedang berputar ligat pd gandarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |