gyrated

verb

past tense of gyrate
as in rotated
to move in circles around an axis or center the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis

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Recent Examples of gyrated Their behinds gyrated with more purpose; their dancing seemed to become more intense and serious. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 As the team bounced and gyrated, Infantino ran over and tried to move the president out of the frame. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Artificial intelligence stocks have gyrated on fears of a bubble, raising questions about whether all the dollars flowing into AI chips and data centers can possibly create enough gains in productivity and profits to offset all the investments. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg Not since the darkest days of 1997 have South Korean markets gyrated like a seismometer detecting a big one. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The stock market has gyrated for weeks amid uncertainty over the war in the Middle East, which has strangled the global flow of oil and liquified natural gas, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining effectively shut to oil tankers. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Markets have gyrated as traders try to discern the outlook for the Fed. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Financial markets gyrated Thursday as investors increasingly price in a period of higher inflation due to the ongoing war. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Bad Bunny danced, ran, and gyrated up and down the stage’s short catwalk, wearing a white shirt with wide cuffs (reminiscent of a poet blouse), a vest and pants. — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyrated
  1. rotated
  2. revolved
  3. spun
  4. twirled
Verb
  • Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Simon rotated a telescope towards the night sky while photodiodes detected light from planets and stars—which was then converted into an electrical signal with an analog amplifier.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotated
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  • To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of revolved
Verb
  • The car spun counter-clockwise and overturned, stopping on its roof.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Trouble for Modified Gravity Several independent experts buy the tale spun by Keim and his colleagues.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • Wellsley Farms Maple Pecan Danish A delightfully sweet breakfast treat or a post-dinner dessert, these maple pecan danishes are flaky pastries twirled with maple and pecans.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Bombers took care of the BoSox in last year’s Wild Card when Cam Schlittler twirled eight scoreless innings and struck out 12 against his hometown team in a do-or-die Game 3, his postseason debut.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of twirled

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“Gyrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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