Gy″rate (–rāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gyrated (–rā̍‐tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Gyrating.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.