gyrate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
gyrated
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past participleof gyrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gyrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gyrateverb (used without object)to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
Example Sentences
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Korean stocks gyrated, triggering circuit-breakers meant to stop losses on the way down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The purchasing power of gold has gyrated from one year to the next.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
He added: "As an armchair fan of the show I have watched in awe as people have twirled and gyrated across the screen. And now it's my turn... gulp!"
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
Geno Auriemma gyrated and gestured in anguish on the sideline as the No. 2-seeded Huskies launched a series of passes that missed the mark and sailed out of bounds.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Behind the big front windows of the dance halls, people gyrated to pounding music as though they were struck with some serious disease.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
