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(dʒaɪreɪt, US dʒaɪreɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gyrates, present participle gyrating, past tense, past participle gyrated

1. verb

If you gyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements.

The woman began to gyrate to the music. [VERB]

...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies. [VERB-ing]

Synonyms: dance, move, twist, writhe More Synonyms of gyrate

gyration (dʒaɪreɪʃən)Word forms: plural gyrations countable noun [usually plural]

Prince continued his enthusiastic gyrations on stage.

Synonyms: rotation, revolution, spin, spinning More Synonyms of gyrate

2. verb

To gyrate means to turn round and round in a circle, usually very fast.

The aeroplane was gyrating about the sky in a most unpleasant fashion. [VERB preposition]

[Also VERB]

Synonyms: rotate, circle, spin, spiral More Synonyms of gyrate

3. verb

If things such as prices or currencies gyrate, they move up and down in a rapid and uncontrolled way.

[journalism]

Interest rates began to gyrate up towards 20 per cent in 1980 and then down and upagain. [VERB adverb/preposition]

[Also VERB]

gyration countable noun [usually plural]

...the gyrations of the currency markets.

gyrate in British English

verb (dʒɪˈreɪt, dʒaɪ-)

1. (intransitive)

to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis

adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt, -reɪt)

2. biology

curved or coiled into a circle; circinate

Derived forms

gyratory (ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ)

adjective

Word origin

C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros

gyrate in American English

(ˈdʒaɪˌreɪt)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgyˌrated or ˈgyˌrating

to move in a circular or spiral path; rotate or revolve on an axis; whirl

adjective

spiral, coiled, circular, or convoluted

Derived forms

gyrator (ˈgyˌrator)

noun

gyratory (ˈgyraˌtory) (ˈdʒaɪrəˌtɔri)

adjective

Word origin

< L gyratus, pp. of gyrare, to turn, whirl < gyrus < Gr gyros, a circle < IE *guros < base *gēu-, gū-, to bend, arch > cod2, cop1

Examples of 'gyrate' in a sentence
gyrate

He clutched his knee and gyrated his foot with glee.

1 (verb) in the sense of dance

She began to gyrate to the music.

Synonyms

dance

patterns of light dancing on the river

move

twist

He tried to twist out of my grasp.

writhe

He was writhing on the floor in agony.

2 (verb) in the sense of rotate

Definition

to turn round and round in a circle

The aeroplane was gyrating about in the sky in a most alarming fashion.

Synonyms

rotate

The earth rotates round the sun.

circle

There were two helicopters circling around.

spin

The Earth spins on its own axis.

spiral

Smoke spiralled from a joss stick.

revolve

The entire circle revolved slowly.

whirl

The smoke whirled and grew into a monstrous column.

twirl

She twirled an empty glass in her fingers.

pirouette

She pirouetted in front of the mirror.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of circle

Definition

to move in a circle (around)

There were two helicopters circling around.

Synonyms

wheel,

spiral,

revolve,

rotate,

whirl,

pivot

in the sense of pirouette

Definition

to perform a pirouette

She pirouetted in front of the mirror.

Synonyms

spin,

turn,

whirl,

pivot,

twirl

in the sense of revolve

Definition

to move or cause to move around a centre

The entire circle revolved slowly.

Synonyms

rotate,

turn,

wheel,

spin,

twist,

whirl

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单词	gyrate
释义	Trends of gyrate View usage for: gyrate (dʒaɪreɪt, US dʒaɪreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gyrates, present participle gyrating, past tense, past participle gyrated 1. verb If you gyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements. The woman began to gyrate to the music. [VERB] ...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: dance, move, twist, writhe More Synonyms of gyrate gyration (dʒaɪreɪʃən)Word forms: plural gyrations countable noun [usually plural] Prince continued his enthusiastic gyrations on stage. Synonyms: rotation, revolution, spin, spinning More Synonyms of gyrate 2. verb To gyrate means to turn round and round in a circle, usually very fast. The aeroplane was gyrating about the sky in a most unpleasant fashion. [VERB preposition] [Also VERB] Synonyms: rotate, circle, spin, spiral More Synonyms of gyrate 3. verb If things such as prices or currencies gyrate, they move up and down in a rapid and uncontrolled way. [journalism] Interest rates began to gyrate up towards 20 per cent in 1980 and then down and upagain. [VERB adverb/preposition] [Also VERB] gyration countable noun [usually plural] ...the gyrations of the currency markets. gyrate in British English verb (dʒɪˈreɪt, dʒaɪ-) 1. (intransitive) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt, -reɪt) 2. biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate Derived forms gyratory (ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ) adjective Word origin C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros gyrate in American English (ˈdʒaɪˌreɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgyˌrated or ˈgyˌrating 1. to move in a circular or spiral path; rotate or revolve on an axis; whirl adjective 2. spiral, coiled, circular, or convoluted Derived forms gyrator (ˈgyˌrator) noun gyratory (ˈgyraˌtory) (ˈdʒaɪrəˌtɔri) adjective Word origin < L gyratus, pp. of gyrare, to turn, whirl < gyrus < Gr gyros, a circle < IE guros < base gēu-, gū-, to bend, arch > cod2, cop1 Examples of 'gyrate' in a sentence gyrate He clutched his knee and gyrated his foot with glee. Times, Sunday Times (2007) 1 (verb) in the sense of dance She began to gyrate to the music. Synonyms dance patterns of light dancing on the river move twist He tried to twist out of my grasp. writhe He was writhing on the floor in agony. 2 (verb) in the sense of rotate Definition to turn round and round in a circle The aeroplane was gyrating about in the sky in a most alarming fashion. Synonyms rotate The earth rotates round the sun. circle There were two helicopters circling around. spin The Earth spins on its own axis. spiral Smoke spiralled from a joss stick. revolve The entire circle revolved slowly. whirl The smoke whirled and grew into a monstrous column. twirl She twirled an empty glass in her fingers. pirouette She pirouetted in front of the mirror. Additional synonyms in the sense of circle Definition to move in a circle (around) There were two helicopters circling around. Synonyms wheel, spiral, revolve, rotate, whirl, pivot in the sense of pirouette Definition to perform a pirouette She pirouetted in front of the mirror. Synonyms spin, turn, whirl, pivot, twirl in the sense of revolve Definition to move or cause to move around a centre The entire circle revolved slowly. Synonyms rotate, turn, wheel, spin, twist, whirl Nearby words of gyrate guzzle gymnastics Gypsy gyrate gyration habiliments habit Synonyms of 'gyrate' gyrate Explore 'gyrate' in the dictionary
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