GYRATE

spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate

(verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one’s own axis; “The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”

gyrate, spiral, coil

(verb) to wind or move in a spiral course; “the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”; “black smoke coiling up into the sky”; “the young people gyrated on the dance floor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

gyrate (third-person singular simple present gyrates, present participle gyrating, simple past and past participle gyrated)

To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Adjective

gyrate (comparative more gyrate, superlative most gyrate)

(biology) Having coils or convolutions

Source: Wiktionary

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Gy"rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]

Definition: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Gy"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]

Definition: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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