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

• rotation
• curve
• spin
• twirl

Examples of gyration in a Sentence

dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster

Recent Examples on the Web

But the $80 billion that customs officials estimate the U.S. has collected in additional tariff revenue during Trump’s first six months pales beside the multitrillion-dollar gyration markets have undergone in that time. —Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 2 July 2025

Whether escalating tech innovation, including YouTube and artificial intelligence, industry consolidation, Wall Street market gyrations or just general belt-tightening among content consumers and creators, such economic headwinds and challenges were on the mind of media leaders on stage in Banff. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025

Observers who focus on the headlines and stock gyrations risk overstating Trump’s role in the fortunes of Tesla anyway, Seth Goldstein, an analyst at research firm Morningstar who studies the EV sector, told ABC News. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025

But gyrations are a feature — not a bug — of the stock market. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 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