Meaning & use
gyrating
Moving with a circular, spinning, or twisting motion.
See it in a sentence
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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