Gyrate (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example:
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
Synonyms:
gyrate; reel; spin; spin around; whirl
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "gyrate" is one way to...):
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gyrate"):
whirligig (whirl or spin like a whirligig)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
gyration (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
gyration (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))
Sense 2
Meaning:
To wind or move in a spiral course
Example:
the young people gyrated on the dance floor
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "gyrate" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
gyration (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)