I. ˈjīˌrā]t, -_rə̇], usu ]d.+V adjective
Etymology: Latin gyratus circular, rounded, from gyrus circle, ring + -atus -ate
: winding or coiled round : curved, ringed , convoluted
a gyrate branch
II. ˈjīˌrāt, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu -ād.+V\ intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin gyratus, past participle of gyrare to gyrate, turn
1. : to revolve around a central point : move spirally about an axis
the dory gyrated slowly and without direction near the marvelously still body of the plane — Kay Boyle
2. : to turn or swing back and forth often rapidly with or as if with a circular or spiral motion
seems to gyrate wildly between the poles of sentimentalism and cold-blooded commercialism — Fredson Bowers
the rain eddied and gyrated past them like a horizontal cataract — J.C.Powys
Synonyms: see turn