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)

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• "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."