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
Markets have gyrated this week on concerns over the toll on banks from the fastest set of interest rate hikes in decades.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
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
While his funds' returns have gyrated some in recent years, his flagship Paulson Partners fund has compounded at 13.6 percent a year over the last two decades, handily beating the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2015
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
