: winding or coiled around : convoluted
gyrate branches of a tree
gyrated; gyrating
1
: to revolve around a point or axis
2
: to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion
Synonyms
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
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
While Swift and Travis Kelce danced and hugged in one such clip, Jason Kelce was shown a few feet away, wildly gyrating next to a reveler in a marshmallow mask.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
The scene took two months to film, with a second unit needed to execute with gyrating platforms, grapple hooks and blowing desert sand (the whole scene was shot in the desert with sunlight; nothing was made on stage).
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
In one scene, Luchini sits on the throne in his floating castle and watches what looks like a giant, gyrating butt dance around to a three-piece jazz band.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
On a recent Wednesday, a Chinese fire dancer gyrated to the drone of a didgeridoo, an Indigenous Australian instrument, in the courtyard of an Israeli musician’s home.
—Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Usher gyrated across the stage alongside Keys just as Michael did with Tatiana Thumbzten in the iconic music video.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
In cities across Iran men and women of all ages are gyrating their hips, swirling their arms in the air, and chanting the song’s catchy lines, according to videos posted on social media, television news channels like BBC Persian and Iranians interviewed.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The stock gyrated premarket, jumping roughly 10% before handing back most of those gains.
—Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2023
Verb
With wires hooked to her hips, the Barranquilla hitmaker began to gyrate them in classic Shakira fashion.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
While Swift and Travis Kelce danced and hugged in one such clip, Jason Kelce was shown a few feet away, wildly gyrating next to a reveler in a marshmallow mask.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
The scene took two months to film, with a second unit needed to execute with gyrating platforms, grapple hooks and blowing desert sand (the whole scene was shot in the desert with sunlight; nothing was made on stage).
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
In one scene, Luchini sits on the throne in his floating castle and watches what looks like a giant, gyrating butt dance around to a three-piece jazz band.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
On a recent Wednesday, a Chinese fire dancer gyrated to the drone of a didgeridoo, an Indigenous Australian instrument, in the courtyard of an Israeli musician’s home.
—Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Usher gyrated across the stage alongside Keys just as Michael did with Tatiana Thumbzten in the iconic music video.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
In cities across Iran men and women of all ages are gyrating their hips, swirling their arms in the air, and chanting the song’s catchy lines, according to videos posted on social media, television news channels like BBC Persian and Iranians interviewed.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The stock gyrated premarket, jumping roughly 10% before handing back most of those gains.
—Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2023
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyrate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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gyrate
adjective
gy·rate
ˈjī-ˌrāt 
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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