Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gyrate
IPA transcription: [dʒ'aɪɹ,eɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gyrate, spiral, coil
    Meaning: to wind or move in a spiral course; "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"
Usage examples
  • From the distance at which the courtship was being carried on, the male (who was, it must be admitted, a bit near-sighted congenitally) was unable to detect the change in personnel, and continued, even in the presence of the rubber eraser, to gyrate and undulate in a most conscientious manner, still under the impression that he was making a conquest.