Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Gyrate

Gyrate (jī"rat) , adjective

[Latin gyratus made in a circular form, past participle of gyrare.]

Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Gyrate (jī"rāt) , intransitive verb

[Latin gyratus, past participle of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]

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