Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » gyre

gyre

Listen See in Thesaurus See in a sentence

noun

a circular or spiral motion; whirl; revolution
a circular or spiral form; ring or vortex

intransitive verb, transitive verb gyred, gyring

Old Poet. to whirl

See gyre in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Learn more about gyre

» gyre synonyms

» gyre science

» gyre sentence examples

» gyre quote examples

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD