MEANING
To turn or move in a circular or spiral motion.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- gyrate around
- gyrating motion
On the page
The loose antenna gyrated as the platform changed direction.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- gyrate
- Past tense
- gyrated
- Past participle
- gyrated
- Present participle
- gyrating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- gyrate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are gyrating
- Present perfect
- have/has gyrated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been gyrating
- Past
- gyrated
- Past continuous
- was/were gyrating
- Past perfect
- had gyrated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been gyrating
- Future
- will gyrate
- Future continuous
- will be gyrating
- Future perfect
- will have gyrated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been gyrating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: gyrate; gyrates; gyrated; gyrated; gyrating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon. Third-person singular: gyrates.
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