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First Known Use of gyrate
1830
Other Botany Terms
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Definition of gyrate
gyrated
;gyrating
intransitive verb
1 : to revolve around a point or axis
2 : to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion
Examples of gyrate in a Sentence
They gyrated to the music.
the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis
Recent Examples of gyrate from the Web
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Cameron Diaz’s trapped-in-singledom, fun-loving character in the 2002 film The Sweetest Thing practically lived in crop tops and low-slung pants, all the better for gyrating her hips.
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So Spidey donning a corset and wig to gyrate onstage is no small subversion.
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Visible on clear nights, clouds of glowing green slowly morph into gyrating arcs that cover the sky — then vanish.
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In footage of the incident, Bolton, who had reportedly been drinking at an airport bar before the flight, can be seen straddling Edmondson and gyrating on his lap as Edmondson grabs her by the hips.
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That’s when the quartet of Antone Jackson, Cadarious Mayberry, Montel Anthony Nord and Anthony Rollins-Mullens gyrate onstage, oozing sweet music and charm.
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It was attached to Woodruff’s hips via belt, allowing him to swing it back and forth by sassily gyrating his hips.
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After vocalist and lead guitarist Johnny Stevens came on stage, hips wildly gyrating to the screech of his guitar, the band’s mission was quickly accomplished.
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Exchange rates that gyrate this much produce crisis and weak economic growth, while undermining the case for free trade.
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First Known Use of gyrate
1830
GYRATE Defined for English Language Learners
gyrate
Definition of gyrate for English Language Learners
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: to move back and forth with a circular motion
GYRATE Defined for Kids
gyrate
playDefinition of gyrate for Students
gyrated
;gyrating
: to move back and forth with a circular motion The child made the top gyrate.
gyration
\jī-ˈrā-shən\ nounMedical Dictionary
gyrate
playMedical Definition of gyrate
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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