gyrate

gyrate
Synonyms and related words:
advance, ascend, back, back up, budge, change, change place, circle, circulate, circumrotate, circumvolute, climb, crank, descend, ebb, flow, get over, go, go around, go round, go sideways, gyre, mount, move, move over, pirouette, pivot, plunge, progress, purl, regress, retrogress, revolve, rise, roll, rotate, round, run, screw, shift, sink, soar, spin, stir, stream, subside, swing, swirl, swivel, travel, turn, turn a pirouette, turn about, turn around, turn round, twirl, twist, wamble, wane, wheel, whirl, whirligig, wind

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  • Gyrate — Gy rate (j[imac] r[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gyrated} (j[imac] r[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gyrating}.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See {Gyre}, n.] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gyrate — Gy rate (j[imac] r[asl]t), a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gyrate — (v.) 1822 (implied in gyrated), back formation from GYRATION (Cf. gyration). Related: Gyrated; gyrating …   Etymology dictionary

  • gyrate — rotate, revolve, *turn, spin, whirl, wheel, circle, twirl, eddy, swirl, pirouette …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • gyrate — [v] revolve circle, circulate, circumduct, gyre, pirouette, purl, roll, rotate, spin, spiral, turn, twirl, whirl, whirligig; concepts 147,149 …   New thesaurus

  • gyrate — ► VERB 1) move in a circle or spiral. 2) dance in a wild or suggestive manner. DERIVATIVES gyration noun gyrator noun. ORIGIN Latin gyrare revolve , from Greek guros a ring …   English terms dictionary

  • gyrate — [jī′rāt΄] vi. gyrated, gyrating [< L gyratus, pp. of gyrare, to turn, whirl < gyrus < Gr gyros, a circle < IE * guros < base * gēu , gū , to bend, arch > COD2, COP1] to move in a circular or spiral path; rotate or revolve on an… …   English World dictionary

  • gyrate — [[t]ʤaɪre͟ɪt, AM ʤa͟ɪreɪt[/t]] gyrates, gyrating, gyrated 1) VERB If you gyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements. The woman began to gyrate to the music. [V ing] ...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies.… …   English dictionary

  • gyrate — UK [dʒaɪˈreɪt] / US [ˈdʒaɪˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms gyrate : present tense I/you/we/they gyrate he/she/it gyrates present participle gyrating past tense gyrated past participle gyrated 1) to move around quickly in circles 2) often… …   English dictionary

  • gyrate — v. to gyrate wildly * * * [ dʒaɪ(ə)rɪt] to gyrate wildly …   Combinatory dictionary

  • gyrate — I. adjective Date: 1830 winding or coiled around ; convoluted < gyrate branches of a tree > II. intransitive verb (gyrated; gyrating) Date: 1830 1. to revolve around a point or axis 2. to oscillate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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