Synonyms of gyrate

gyrate

verb

as in to rotate

to move in circles around an axis or center

the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotate
• revolve
• spin
• twirl
• turn
• roll
• whirl
• curl
• curve
• pirouette
• circle
• wheel
• swirl
• pinwheel
• spiral
• twist
• coil
• round
• wind
• circulate
• orbit
• encircle
• pivot
• ring
• swivel
• twine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gyrate

SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg Not since the darkest days of 1997 have South Korean markets gyrated like a seismometer detecting a big one. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

As Duncan sadly notes, Gabe has stationed armed guards where models in bikinis used to gyrate. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2026

In addition to the style of dance in all its gyrating glory, krump has its own genre of music, which lands somewhere between hip-hop, techno and heavy metal, and a style of dress that is in tune with hip-hop street style sprinkled with a touch of the Juggalo culture. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026