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GYRATE

\d͡ʒˈa͡ɪɹe͡ɪt], \d‍ʒˈa‍ɪɹe‍ɪt], \dʒ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_eɪ_t]\

Definitions of GYRATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To move round a central point; rotate; wheel.
Gyration.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To whirl round a central point: to move spirally.
Winding round.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To move in a circle or spiral.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To rotate or revolve; move in a spiral, as a cyclone.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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