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gyrate

verbCommon GRE wordMore G words

to move in a circle or spiral; to whirl

In a sentence

Gyrate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing gyrate in a sentence.

The dancers gyrated wildly, spinning and twisting to the pounding rhythm of the drums.

Synonyms
spinrotatewhirlrevolve
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “gyrate

Gyrate (verb) means to move in a circle or spiral; to whirl
Here is gyrate used in an example sentence: "The dancers gyrated wildly, spinning and twisting to the pounding rhythm of the drums."
Common synonyms for gyrate include spin, rotate, whirl, revolve.
Gyrate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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