: 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
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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
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Even amid the gyrating, straddling, and grinding, the most eye-popping detail may very well be the titular protagonist’s luscious brunette lengths shimmering with pink and purple tinsel.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Markets were volatile to begin October, as escalating conflict between Israel and Iran sent stocks gyrating and crude prices higher.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
This is what O’Brien was born to do: gyrate on the floor in public, in his land of origin, in the hope that someone, somewhere on this planet filled with astounding grandeur, will laugh.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Roster gyrates up a storm as Maurice wiggles his way back into the picture, indulging in double entendres astride the baby grand.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Even amid the gyrating, straddling, and grinding, the most eye-popping detail may very well be the titular protagonist’s luscious brunette lengths shimmering with pink and purple tinsel.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Markets were volatile to begin October, as escalating conflict between Israel and Iran sent stocks gyrating and crude prices higher.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
This is what O’Brien was born to do: gyrate on the floor in public, in his land of origin, in the hope that someone, somewhere on this planet filled with astounding grandeur, will laugh.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyrate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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gyrate
adjective
gy·rate
ˈjī-ˌrāt 
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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