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gyrate definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gyrate 1 of 2 senses of gyrate Sense 2 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => whirligig Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gyrate 1 of 2 senses of gyrate Sense 2 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => whirligig Entailment of verb gyrate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb gyrate 2 senses of gyrate Sense 1 gyrate, spiral, coil => turn Sense 2 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => revolve, go around rotate Familiarity of verb gyrate gyrate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb gyrate Sense 1 gyrate, spiral, coil => turn -------------- Sense 2 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => revolve, go around rotate -------------- Overview of verb gyrate The verb gyrate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gyrate, spiral, coil -- (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") 2. spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy") Overview of verb gyrate The verb gyrate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gyrate, spiral, coil -- (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") 2. spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")
gyrate definition
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