gyrate

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Synonyms: grate, lyrate, pyrate, gyrase, garate

Antonyms: grate, lyrate, pyrate, gyrase, garate

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Verb

1. To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
   • The stripper gyrated sexily around a pole.
   • The stock exchange values gyrated around the economic instability of the company.
2. To revolve and behave unsteadily around a central axis.
   • The stock exchange values gyrated around the economic instability of the company.

Adjective

1. Having coils or convolutions.

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