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Definition of "gyrate" []

  • To revolve around a fixed point or axis. (verb-intransitive)
  • To move in spiral or spirallike course. See Synonyms at turn. (verb-intransitive)
  • To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high. (verb-intransitive)
  • Biology In rings; coiled or convoluted. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gyrate" in a sentence
  • "Dlr's present retreat fm 91.92 suggests price wud continue to 'gyrate' nr term established range of 91. 28-92.08 n downside bias is seen for weakness to 91.40, however, only below indicated intra-day low (AUS) wud yield re-test of y'day's 90.97 low."
  • "This clever Midwesterner-turned-Californian — whose work has been exhibited at many galleries and the San Jose Museum of Art, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Arizona Museum for Youth — uses salvaged metal, wood and more to make sleek, witty, irresistible pieces that flash, glow and gyrate."
  • "The trade churns out a profit if Darden's shares gyrate up or down over the next 2½ weeks."