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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[asl]t), adjective [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[=a]t), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gyrated} (j[imac]"r[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gyrating}.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See {Gyre}, noun] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verb
1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "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" [syn: {gyrate}, {spiral}, {coil}]
2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
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