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gyrate

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GYRATE

Gy "rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]

 

Defn: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

 

GYRATE

Gy "rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.]Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]

 

Defn: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gyrate

gy rate |ˈjīrāt ˈʤaɪˌreɪt | ▶verb move or cause to move in a circle or spiral, esp. quickly: [ no obj. ] : their wings gyrate through the water like paddle wheels. • [ no obj. ] dance in a wild or suggestive manner: strippers gyrated to rock music on a low stage. DERIVATIVES gy ra tor |-ˌrātər |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin gyrat- ‘revolved, ’ from the verb gyrare, from Greek guros ‘a ring. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

gyrate

gyrate |dʒʌɪˈrəɪt | ▶verb |dʒʌɪˈreɪt |move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral: [ with obj. ] : the dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail. • dance in a wild or suggestive manner: strippers gyrated to rock music on a low stage. DERIVATIVES gyrator |-ˈreɪtə |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: earlier (early 17th cent. ) as gyration, from Latin gyrat- ‘revolved ’, from the verb gyrare, from Greek guros ‘a ring ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gyrate

gyrate verb the disk gyrates atop an aluminum pole: rotate, revolve, wheel, turn around, whirl, circle, pirouette, twirl, swirl, spin, swivel.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gyrate

gyrate verb flashing lights gyrate above the dance floor: rotate, revolve, move in circles, go round in circles, circle, spiral, wheel round, turn round, whirl, pirouette, twirl, swirl, spin, swivel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gyrate

gy rate /dʒáɪ (ə )reɪt |--́ /動詞 自動詞 1 (中心点を )回転する, (渦巻き状に )旋回する .2 (腰などをくねらせて )踊る .形容詞 渦巻き状の, 螺旋 （らせん ）状の, 円形の .