gyrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of gyrate
as in rotates
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

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Recent Examples of gyrates In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyrates
  1. rotates
  2. revolves
  3. spins
Verb
  • The Swiss presidency rotates each year among its members and the largely ceremonial role of president, currently Guy Parmelin of the Swiss People's Party, is considered a first among equals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The White House pool, which rotates daily, is composed of a small group of reporters given close face-to-face access to the president during events.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotates
Verb
  • Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Repayment happens as customers settle their invoices, and the facility essentially revolves, with fresh invoices replacing those that have been paid off.
    — Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolves
Verb
  • Spend an evening in Pilsen shopping 50 or so artists and makers as DJ Johnny Walker spins tunes.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The seats are on the side of the track, allowing riders’ feet to dangle below or above them as their seat spins forward or backward.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of spins

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“Gyrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrates. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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