: 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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Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Despite the pessimism in the business world these days—with the stock market gyrating, unemployment unpredictable, costs rising, and international trade becoming burdensome, the future of the aerospace industry is bright.
—Yogi Tharanibalan, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
As stocks have gyrated, investors are wondering when the market might find a bottom.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Over the course of a couple minutes, Meghan really gets into it, gyrating, grinding and twerking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Verb
The economic climate is troubling, with constantly gyrating tariffs, increasing levels of government debt, inflation heading higher, and the likelihood that interest rates will rise further and U.S. companies will cut investment spending and hiring.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Despite the pessimism in the business world these days—with the stock market gyrating, unemployment unpredictable, costs rising, and international trade becoming burdensome, the future of the aerospace industry is bright.
—Yogi Tharanibalan, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
As stocks have gyrated, investors are wondering when the market might find a bottom.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Over the course of a couple minutes, Meghan really gets into it, gyrating, grinding and twerking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyrate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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gyrate
adjective
gy·rate
ˈjī-ˌrāt 
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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