Meaning & use

gyrating

verb·Academic

Moving with a circular, spinning, or twisting motion.

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Dancers were gyrating to the fast beat as the lights flashed across the stage.

The washing machine's drum kept gyrating loudly until the cycle finally finished.

A note on using this word

It often describes hip or body movement in dance, but also applies to any spinning or wobbling object.

Words with a similar meaning

spinningrotating

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