gyrate[verb]Synonyms: turn, circle, circumduct, gyre, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, pirl, pirouette, purl, twirl, whirl, whirligig
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gy‧rate /dʒaɪˈreɪt $ ˈdʒaɪreɪt/
verb[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus 'circle']
1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn around fast in circles
Synonym : spin:
The dancers gyrated wildly to the beat of the music.2. [intransitive] if the value of money in business gyrates, it moves up and down a lot ⇒
fluctuate:
Stock and bond markets have gyrated in recent weeks.—gyration /dʒaɪˈreɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲