From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgyrategy‧rate /dʒaɪˈreɪt $ ˈdʒaɪreɪt/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TURN to turn around fast in circles SYN spin The dancers gyrated wildly to the beat of the music.2 [intransitive] if the value of money in business gyrates, it moves up and down a lot → fluctuate Stock and bond markets have gyrated in recent weeks. —gyration /dʒaɪˈreɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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gyrate• He begins to gyrate and strip.• He gyrated carefully so that he could see himself at all angles.• They wandered in to see people gyrating in a new dance called the twist.• The dervish gyrating on his axis echoes the rotation of the earth and taps the sources of creative vibration.• The Titan gyrated, swinging around in spasm.• Afternoons at Wellesley, they cranked the Victrola and gyrated to ragtime.• The United Kingdom sharply increased its volume of exports to the United States in the 1980s, when the dollar gyrated wildly.Origin gyrate (1800-1900) Late Latin past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus “circle” 