Synonyms for gyrate

Most common

spin · reel · rotate · whirl

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.

   The stripper gyrated sexily around a pole.

Forms

Past participle

gyrated
e.g. gyrated → spint, whirled, rotated, turned…

Example sentences

• spin After dinner, we took a spin around town in my car.
• reel Care to reel in some big ones? Let's go fishing.
• rotate How long does it usually take to rotate tires?
• whirl The whirl uprooted trees and tore roofs from homes, Dykema said.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

turn¹, roll¹, spin¹, reel¹, coil¹, gyre

5 letters

wheel¹, whirl¹, twirl¹

6 letters

circle², spiral², rotate²

7 letters

revolve²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (circle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

trémousser