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gyrate
/ dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ; -trɪ; ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ /
verb
- intr to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis
adjective
- biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
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Derived Forms
- gyratory, adjective
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Other Words From
- gyra·tor noun
- multi·gyrate adjective
- pseudo·gyrate adjective
- un·gyrat·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gyrate1
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Example Sentences
The tiny particles create the glow in radio light as they gyrate in a magnetic field.
These filaments, a handful of which were first spotted in the 1980s, are created by accelerated electrons gyrating in a magnetic field and creating a radio glow.
During breaks between races, giant monitors along the track screened other music, with women gyrating behind DJs in skintight, hot-pink sequined bodysuits.
They become trapped and gyrate around the magnetic field draped across the heliosphere.
For example, when cranking the Bass Boost up to high on my favorite Psymbionic glitch-step tracks, the kick drums boomed and swelled but did not drown out or overshadow the pulsating and gyrating synth basslines.
Indeed, watching indexes gyrate offers the elder Kahn endless diversion.
A few couples were beginning to gyrate among the fumes of spaghetti and vin ordinaire.
At times when close together, several may merge and form a large, irregular, gyrate patch.
The molecules show all kinds of possible combinations; the combinations spin, turn head over heels, and gyrate in endless ways.
He then took off his boots and his coat, and standing on his toes he commenced to gyrate with extraordinary rapidity.
The band played out its selection and the Court Fool continued to gyrate.
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