1. moved in a circular or spiral motion; rotated around a central point
Usage: past tense of gyrate

Examples

• The dancer gyrated gracefully across the stage.
• The washing machine gyrated violently before breaking down.
• She gyrated the hula hoop around her waist for ten minutes.
• The helicopter’s blades gyrated rapidly as it prepared for takeoff.
• The figure skater gyrated in perfect circles on the ice.
• The drill bit gyrated as it bored through the wood.