gyrate

adjective

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gy·rate | \ ˈjī-ˌrāt

Definition of gyrate

(Entry 1 of 2)

: winding or coiled around : convoluted gyrate branches of a tree

gyrate

verb

gyrated; gyrating

Definition of gyrate (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : to revolve around a point or axis

2 : to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion

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Other Words from gyrate

Verb

gyrator \ ˈjī-ˌrā-tər

\ noun

gyratory \ ˈjī-rə-ˌtȯr-ē

\ adjective

Examples of gyrate in a Sentence

Verb They gyrated to the music. the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb These fish have a tendency to gyrate and just go crazy when trying to land them. — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 17 Oct. 2021 The bright-yellow contraptions jump, twist, and gyrate in eerily perfect synchronicity. — BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2021 As with Allison and Wanda, her everyday life is so stifling that Sheila becomes fixated on a different version of herself, on an image she’d been taught conveys control: a skinny, peppy aerobics star who can gyrate to the beat. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2021 There’s an outdoor shower in which dancers get to gyrate and show off their moves. — Susan Hornik, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021 Over the weekend, concerns about tighter government regulation caused the price of bitcoin to gyrate again. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 24 May 2021 The first is credit growth, which, unlike most other indicators, didn’t gyrate wildly in January and February last year. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2021 Prices can gyrate and that can leave unwitting customers in a bind. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 Natural-gas prices often gyrate in the winter because demand in the season is driven by how frequently people use their heaters. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2020 See More

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