Verb: gyrate 'jI,reyt [N. Amer], jI'reyt [Brit]
- Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
"The dervishes gyrate around and around without getting dizzy";
- spin, spin around, whirl, reel
- To wind or move in a spiral course
"the young people gyrated on the dance floor";
- spiral, coil
Derived forms: gyrating, gyrates, gyrated
Type of: go around, go round, revolve, rotate, turn
Encyclopedia: Gyrate