gy·rate (j  r t )intr.v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates 1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis. 2. To move in spiral or spirallike course. See Synonyms at turn. 3. To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high. adj. Biology In rings; coiled or convoluted. [Late Latin g  rre, grt-, from Latin grus, circle; see gyre.]gy rator n. |
gyrate [jire-rate]
Verb
[-rating, -rated] to turn round and round in a circle [Greek guros circle]
gyration n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | gyrate - to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| 2. | gyrate - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig |
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