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GYRATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

coil; gyrate; spiral

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)

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