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   gy·rate

   /ˈjīˌrāt/

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move in a circle or spiral, especially quickly: "their wings gyrate through the water like paddle wheels"
   • ▪ dance in a wild or suggestive manner: "strippers gyrated to rock music on a low stage"

   Word Origin early 19th century: earlier (early 17th century) as gyration, from Latin gyrat- ‘revolved’, from the verb gyrare, from Greek guros ‘a ring’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gyrator noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • G

     2

   • Y

     4

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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