Gyrate Definition
jīrāt
gyrated, gyrates, gyrating
verb
gyrated, gyrates, gyrating
To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
American Heritage Medicine
To move in a circular or spiral path; rotate or revolve on an axis; whirl.
Webster's New World
To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern.
Stock prices gyrated around last week's high.
American Heritage
adjective
Spiral, coiled, circular, or convoluted.
Webster's New World
(biology) Having coils or convolutions.
Wiktionary
Origin of Gyrate
from Ancient Greek γυρός (guros, “round, curved”) through Latin into Middle English to English
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin gȳrāre gȳrāt- from Latin gȳrus circle gyre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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