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gy·rate G0329200 (jī′rāt′)intr.v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates 1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.2. To move in a spiral or spirallike course. See Synonyms at turn.3. To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high.adj. Biology In rings; coiled or convoluted.
[Late Latin gȳrāre, gȳrāt-, from Latin gȳrus, circle; see gyre.]
gy′ra′tor n.gyrate vb (General Physics) (intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis adj (Biology) biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate [C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros] gyratory adjgy•rate (ˈdʒaɪ reɪt)
v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
adj. v.i. 1. to move in a circle or spiral or around a fixed point; whirl; revolve; rotate. adj. 2. Zool. having convolutions. [1820–30; < Latin gȳrātus rounded =gȳr(us) gyre + -ātus -ate1] gy•ra′tion, n. gy•ra′tion•al, adj. gy′ra•tor, n. gy′ra•to`ry (-rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. gyrate
Past participle: gyrated
Gerund: gyrating
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| I gyrate | | you gyrate | | he/she/it gyrates | | we gyrate | | you gyrate | | they gyrate |
| Preterite |
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| I gyrated | | you gyrated | | he/she/it gyrated | | we gyrated | | you gyrated | | they gyrated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am gyrating | | you are gyrating | | he/she/it is gyrating | | we are gyrating | | you are gyrating | | they are gyrating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have gyrated | | you have gyrated | | he/she/it has gyrated | | we have gyrated | | you have gyrated | | they have gyrated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was gyrating | | you were gyrating | | he/she/it was gyrating | | we were gyrating | | you were gyrating | | they were gyrating |
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| I had gyrated | | you had gyrated | | he/she/it had gyrated | | we had gyrated | | you had gyrated | | they had gyrated |
| Future |
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| I will gyrate | | you will gyrate | | he/she/it will gyrate | | we will gyrate | | you will gyrate | | they will gyrate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have gyrated | | you will have gyrated | | he/she/it will have gyrated | | we will have gyrated | | you will have gyrated | | they will have gyrated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be gyrating | | you will be gyrating | | he/she/it will be gyrating | | we will be gyrating | | you will be gyrating | | they will be gyrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been gyrating | | you have been gyrating | | he/she/it has been gyrating | | we have been gyrating | | you have been gyrating | | they have been gyrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been gyrating | | you will have been gyrating | | he/she/it will have been gyrating | | we will have been gyrating | | you will have been gyrating | | they will have been gyrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been gyrating | | you had been gyrating | | he/she/it had been gyrating | | we had been gyrating | | you had been gyrating | | they had been gyrating |
| Conditional |
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| I would gyrate | | you would gyrate | | he/she/it would gyrate | | we would gyrate | | you would gyrate | | they would gyrate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have gyrated | | you would have gyrated | | he/she/it would have gyrated | | we would have gyrated | | you would have gyrated | | they would have gyrated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | gyrate - to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"coil, spiralturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 2. | gyrate - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"spin, spin around, reel, whirlrevolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig |
gyrateverb1. dance, move, twist, writhe She began to gyrate to the music.2. rotate, circle, spin, spiral, revolve, whirl, twirl, pirouette The aeroplane was gyrating about in the sky in a most alarming fashion.gyrateverbTo move or cause to move in circles or around an axis:circle, circumvolve, orbit, revolve, rotate, turn, wheel.Translationsrotierengiraregiroroteareturbinaregyrate
gyrate Biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate See gyrate
gyrate
gyrate [ji´rāt] convoluted; ring- or spiral-shaped.gy·rate (jī'rāt), 1. Of a convoluted or ring shape. 2. To revolve. [L. gyro, pp. gyratus, to turn round in a circle, gyrus] gyrate (jī′rāt′)intr.v. gy·rated, gy·rating, gy·rates 1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.2. To move in a spiral or spirallike course.3. To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high.adj. Biology In rings; coiled or convoluted.
gy′ra′tor n.gy·rate (jī'rāt) 1. Of a convoluted or ring shape. 2. To revolve. [L. gyro, pp. gyratus, to turn round in a circle, gyrus]gyrate
Synonyms for gyrateverb danceSynonymsverb rotateSynonyms- rotate
- circle
- spin
- spiral
- revolve
- whirl
- twirl
- pirouette
Synonyms for gyrateverb to move or cause to move in circles or around an axisSynonyms- circle
- circumvolve
- orbit
- revolve
- rotate
- turn
- wheel
Synonyms for gyrateverb to wind or move in a spiral courseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axisSynonymsRelated Words- revolve
- rotate
- go around
- whirligig
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