gyrate

as in to rotate
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

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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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