: winding or coiled around : convoluted
gyrate branches of a tree
gyrated; gyrating
1
: to revolve around a point or axis
2
: to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion
Examples of gyrate in a Sentence
Verb
They gyrated to the music.
the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis
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Verb
Even the ushers holding those turn-your-phone off cards were gyrating to the beat.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Jagger is running, gyrating, singing, and dancing at each one.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
Warner allegedly gyrates against another security guard’s neck at a show.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Female dancers gyrated and twerked.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyrate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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gyrate
adjective
gy·rate
ˈjī-ˌrāt 
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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