Gyrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to wind or move in a spiral course

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌbɪli/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒaɪɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒaɪɹˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈʌbɪli/.

Examples

the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
black smoke coiling up into the sky
the young people gyrated on the dance floor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirl spiral reel coil spin spin around

Parts of Speech

verb	to wind or move in a spiral course “the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
verb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis “The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”

Word Forms

gyration	noun	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
spiral	noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
coil	noun	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
spin	noun	the act of rotating rapidly
spinner	noun	fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
whirl	noun	the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirler	noun	a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kreisen

sich winden oder spiralförmig bewegen

🇫🇷French

tournoyer

s'enrouler ou se déplacer en spirale

🇪🇸Spanish

girar

enrollarse o moverse en espiral

🇮🇹Italian

girare

avvolgere o muoversi in un percorso a spirale

🇵🇹Portuguese

girar

enrolar ou mover-se em espiral

🇷🇺Russian

вращаться

наматывать или двигаться по спирали

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूमना

सर्पिल दिशा में घूमना या घूमना

🇮🇳Tamil

கைரேட்

காற்று அல்லது சுழல் போக்கில் நகர்த்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గైరేట్

స్పైరల్ కోర్సులో గాలి లేదా తరలించడానికి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાયરેટ

પવન અથવા સર્પાકાર માર્ગમાં ખસેડવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೈರೇಟ್

ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൈറേറ്റ്

ഒരു സർപ്പിള ഗതിയിൽ കാറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീങ്ങുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旋转

沿着螺旋路线缠绕或移动

🇯🇵Japanese

旋回する

螺旋状に巻いたり移動したりする

🇰🇷Korean

회전하다

나선형 코스로 감거나 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoay quanh

cuộn dây hoặc di chuyển theo đường xoắn ốc

🇹🇭Thai

หมุน

หมุนหรือเคลื่อนที่เป็นเกลียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berputar

untuk berputar atau bergerak dalam jalur spiral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يدور

للرياح أو التحرك في مسار حلزوني

🇮🇷Persian

چرخاندن

باد یا حرکت در مسیر مارپیچی

🇹🇷Turkish

dönmek

sarmal bir rotada sarmak veya hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסוֹבֵב

להתפתל או לנוע במסלול ספירלי

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