GYRED

Verb

gyred

simple past tense and past participle of gyre

Anagrams

• gryde

Source: Wiktionary


GYRE

Gyre, n. Etym: [L. gyrus, Gr.

Definition: A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.

Gyre, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.]

Definition: To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DIRECTIONALITY

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