gyrate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
have gyrated
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present perfectof gyrate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mostly, those are the “momentum” stocks like chip makers that have gyrated with waxing and waning AI optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lithium prices are up more than 80% this year and nickel prices have gyrated heavily amid trading turmoil in London.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022
Stocks have gyrated this week amid heightened scrutiny on the Fed’s meeting and whether the U.S. central bank will clarify just how fast it plans to tighten credit and potentially slow the economy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
The hype surrounding cryptocurrencies may be inescapable, but that doesn’t mean people understand how they work or why some of their values have gyrated so wildly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
Is it because the two particles, as they have gyrated around their respective poles, have received a repulsive polarity?
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
