gyrated
past simple and past participle ofgyrate
gyrate
verb[I]
uk/dʒaɪˈreɪt/us/ˈdʒaɪ.reɪt/toturnaround and around on afixedpoint, usuallyquickly
todance,especiallyin asexualway:
Alineofmaledancersgyrated to themusicwhile theaudiencescreamedtheirappreciation.
(ofprices,markets, etc.) tochangequicklyand often:
As themarketsgyrated, theyrushedtohedgethemselves againstfurthercurrencyswings.
The world'scurrenciesare gyratingwildlyasfearsgrowabouteconomicimbalances.
Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- backing dancer
- backspin
- backup dancer
- ballerina
- cut a rugidiom
- dabbing
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- morris dance
- morris dancer
- morris dancing
- mosh
- mosher
- Terpsichore
- terpsichorean
- throw shapesidiom
- tights
- tutu
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
Change and changes
Examplesofgyrated
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The index figure of commodity prices hasgyratedmadly between 150 and 200, and back again to 150.
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Between the wars, there was no absolutely reliable monetary standard and leading currenciesgyratedfor a variety of reasons.
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The exchange rate hasgyratedwildly.
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Dancers minced andgyratedtheir hips in slow vertical and horizontal figure eights, rhythmically snapping their fingers and making suggestive gestures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This honeycomb can be alternated into thegyratedtetrahedral-octahedral honeycomb, with pairs of tetrahedra existing in the alternated gaps (instead of a triangular bipyramid).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rear bearing of one of the rotors also came free so the rotorgyrated, causing metal-to-metal contact and great heat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This polyhedron exists as the augmentation of cells in agyratedalternated cubic honeycomb.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Madonna, along with her six dancers,gyratedin choreographed dance moves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The latter form is called "gyrated".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Madonnagyratedaround her dancers, while playing with a harp.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sundaygyrated, stood on the pulpit, ran from one end of the platform to the other, and dove across the stage, pretending to slide into home plate.
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