gyrate

gyrate

verb

Definition of GYRATE

to move in circles around an axis or center <the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis>

Synonyms gyrate, pinwheel, pirouette, revolve, roll, rotate, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words coil, curl, curve, round, spiral, swirl, twine, twist, wind; circle, circulate, encircle, orbit, ring; pivot, swivel