- (intransitive) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis
- curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gy•rate /ˈdʒaɪreɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to move in a circle or spiral or around a fixed point; whirl;
revolve;
rotate: [no object]gyrated to the music.[~ + object]gyrated her hips to the music.
gy•rate
(v. jī′rāt, jī rāt′;adj. jī′rāt),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj.
v.i.
adj.
gy′ra•tor, n.
v.i.
- to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point;
whirl.
adj.
- Zoologyhaving convolutions.
- Latin gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1
- 1820–30
- 1. spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.
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gyrate vb /dʒɪˈreɪt; dʒaɪ-/
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