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gyrate
verb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- G
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- YRAT
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdʒaɪɹeɪt
Meaning
Definitions
verb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”
verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
In context
Example Sentences
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
black smoke coiling up into the sky
the young people gyrated on the dance floor
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