Gyrate

/dʒaɪˈɹeɪt/

Synonyms for "gyrate" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Verb(3 words)

spin birl coil

advance ascend backback upbudge changechange placecircle circulate circumrotate circumvolute climb crank descend

Noun(1 words)

dance

Strong matches (27)

ebb flowget overgogo aroundgo roundgo sidewaysgyre mount movemove overpirouette pivot plunge progress purl regress retrogress revolve rise

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roll rotate

Noun(2 words)

fast rotatingpinwheeling

Verb(3 words)

pirouetted reel revolve

Related words (44)

Verb(11 words)

rotate rotatesspin aroundspiral twerks twirl twist whirl wiggle wriggle writhe

round run screw shake shift shudder sink soar spin stir stream subside swing swirl swivel travel turnturn a pirouetteturn aboutturn around

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turn roundtwirl twist wamble wane wheel whirl whirligig wind

Noun(4 words)

twerking twirls whirligigs whirling

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

go aroundmotion revolve rotate turn

More specific

6 entries

revolution rotationserpentine motionspintwisting motionwriggling motion

Collocations

5 entries

circular motiongyration rotationrotational movementspiral motion

Inflections

3 entries

gyrated gyrates gyrating

Derivations

2 entries

gyration gyrator

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His hips gyrate.

Source: tatoeba (13290100)

The stripper gyrated sexily around a pole.

Source: wiktionary

Many companies built up pretariff inventories, and gyrating tariff rates make it tricky for retailers to set prices.

Source: wiktionary

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