gyrate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
gyrating
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present participleof gyrate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The selling turned wild on Thursday and continued Friday, with short-term French bond yields gyrating as much as 0.40 percentage points at one point over the two days, some of the biggest moves in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Sexistential” presents both sides of a modern mother’s Venn diagram, with Robyn gyrating in its overlapping middle, inviting us to her party.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
The team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, throwing the slowly gyrating microphone to each other to speak while candy canes floated around their heads.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
Yes, Britney karaoke is mostly a frivolous, gyrating nightclub fantasy, but an accessible and uplifting one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
At the ballet, in operas, on the concert stage, lilting, driving, whirling, tiptoeing, leaping, gliding, jumping, gyrating and twirling, Russian music can’t get enough of it.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
