gyration

noun

gy·​ra·​tion jī-ˈrā-shən 

1

: an act or instance of gyrating

2

: something (such as a coil of a shell) that is gyrate

gyrational

jī-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

Synonyms

• pirouette
• reel
• revolution
• roll
• rotation
• spin
• twirl
• wheel
• whirl

Examples of gyration in a Sentence

dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster

Recent Examples on the Web

With all the trade noise and gyrations, the market has come nearly full circle . —Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 11 May 2025

Mixter said her office has seen interest in real estate purchases among some older homeowners who recently cashed out some stock holdings amid market gyrations. —Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025

As a smaller economy, Britain was more vulnerable to these gyrations than the United States. —Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

While market gyrations sometimes benefit hedge funds and other traders, corporate boards and shareholders looking to strike multibillion-dollar deals do not like wild swings in stock prices and government policies. —Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for gyration

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation

Medical Definition

gyration

noun

gy·​ra·​tion jī-ˈrā-shən 

: the pattern of convolutions of the brain