as in rotating
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
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gyrating
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
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
That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
The band members pulsated with spirit and energy, gyrating and swinging their instruments in unison.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Chicago also wanted last week to issue nearly $300 million in tax-free bonds for capital needs, but delayed that move due to gyrating market conditions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One of Katy Perry’s two gyrating sharks in fugue state.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Throughout the video, Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor and the rest of the band continue performing, surrounded by gyrating heavy metal fans.
—Philip Joens, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The interaction between the gyrating electrons and the cavity's electromagnetic field generates high-frequency radio waves, which are directed into the plasma.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2020
Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 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
That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
The band members pulsated with spirit and energy, gyrating and swinging their instruments in unison.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Chicago also wanted last week to issue nearly $300 million in tax-free bonds for capital needs, but delayed that move due to gyrating market conditions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One of Katy Perry’s two gyrating sharks in fugue state.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Throughout the video, Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor and the rest of the band continue performing, surrounded by gyrating heavy metal fans.
—Philip Joens, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The interaction between the gyrating electrons and the cavity's electromagnetic field generates high-frequency radio waves, which are directed into the plasma.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyrating
Verb
-
The third-year students spent nearly a year developing and refining the engine, which runs through continuous rotating explosions in a circular chamber.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
-
The worst of the severe weather is expected west and northwest of the Kansas City metro, where supercells (large, rotating thunderstorms) capable of producing hail and strong to intense tornadoes are most likely from central Kansas and southeast Nebraska into Iowa and northwest Missouri.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Verb
-
Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
-
So, for borrowers carrying revolving balances, that means the high cost of credit card debt isn't going anywhere either.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
-
During a recent experience, the eight mini games ranged from trivia to stacking foam blocks and from Nerf dart shooting to spinning a giant wheel for points.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
-
This setup would let researchers detect minute differences in the isotopes’ energy levels by examining nuances in the magnetic field created by each particle’s spinning nucleus, called the nuclear magnetic moment.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gyrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrating. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
