gyrate
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
from Ancient Greek γυρός (guros, “round, curved”) through Latin into Middle English to English
Verb [edit]
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 [edit]
gyrate (comparative more gyrate, superlative most gyrate)
- (biology) Having coils or convolutions
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
gȳrāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of gȳrō
