1. to revolve around a fixed point; to rotate or spin
2. to move in a circular or spiral path

Examples

• The dancer began to gyrate slowly to the music.
• The washing machine started to gyrate violently during the spin cycle.
• Planets gyrate around the sun in elliptical orbits.
• The helicopter’s blades gyrate at incredible speeds.
• She watched the leaves gyrate in the autumn wind.
• The figure skater learned to gyrate gracefully on the ice.
• The toy top continued to gyrate for several minutes.