: 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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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Suddenly the empty desert is filled with writhing, gyrating bodies, beautifully yet truthfully shot by DP Maruo Herce, their old tattoos and sunburnt scars, their braids and studs and ragged tees emphasizing that these are no Coachella selfie-takers, no Burning Man tryhards.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
His Vlad whips off his suit and gyrates comically before diving into the pool.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
While the stock market was in the midst of yet another meltdown, the normally staid bond market began to gyrate wildly.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Over the course of a couple minutes, Meghan really gets into it, gyrating, grinding and twerking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Suddenly the empty desert is filled with writhing, gyrating bodies, beautifully yet truthfully shot by DP Maruo Herce, their old tattoos and sunburnt scars, their braids and studs and ragged tees emphasizing that these are no Coachella selfie-takers, no Burning Man tryhards.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
His Vlad whips off his suit and gyrates comically before diving into the pool.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
While the stock market was in the midst of yet another meltdown, the normally staid bond market began to gyrate wildly.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyrate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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gyrate
adjective
gy·rate
ˈjī-ˌrāt 
: winding or coiled around : convoluted
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