gyrate
[ verb jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adjective jahy-reyt ]
verb (used without object),gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing.
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
adjective
Zoology. having convolutions.
Origin of gyrate
1Other words for gyrate
Other words from gyrate
- gy·ra·tor, noun
- mul·ti·gy·rate, adjective
- pseu·do·gy·rate, adjective
- un·gy·rat·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gyrate
gyrate
verb(dʒɪˈreɪt, dʒaɪ-)
(intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis
adjective(ˈdʒaɪrɪt, -reɪt)
biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
Origin of gyrate
1C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros
Derived forms of gyrate
- gyratory (ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ), adjective
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