GYRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gyrate mean? 

• GYRATE (verb)
  The verb GYRATE has 2 senses:

1. to wind or move in a spiral course

2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

  Familiarity information: GYRATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYRATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they gyrate    ... he / she / it gyrates   
Past simple: gyrated   
Past participle: gyrated   
-ing form: gyrating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

To wind or move in a spiral course

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

coil; gyrate; spiral

Context example:

the young people gyrated on the dance floor

Hypernyms (to "gyrate" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

gyration (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

gyrate; reel; spin; spin around; whirl

Context example:

The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

Hypernyms (to "gyrate" is one way to...):

go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gyrate"):

whirligig (whirl or spin like a whirligig)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

gyration (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)

gyration (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))